Kalifornia municipality in an unsurprisingly typical Nanny State move bans home fireworks displays because it’s costing the police and fire deparments too much money. This country was founded on blowing stuff up, and 231 years later it continues to be the thing that we do best. And yet in the past few decades, almost every [...]
Some may think its ghoulish for companies to take out such policies, hence the lawsuit. But it is a common practice especially in large companies to put life insurance on key personel to help replace what they may deem a vital position. Even in less vital positions, finding and training an employee costs money. The [...]
I find it most amusing that Napali religion is so “rock solid” that they can revoke the godhood of a “living goddess” because she dared do something without asking the “subjects”… Sort of turns the whole relationship on it’s head doesn’t it? Darned those fickle feudal subjects anyway…
There are several things that bother me about the story of the Subway customer who gunned down 2 robbers Florida and none of them surround this gentleman’s use of force but the friends and parents of the robbers. I can understand their grief as I’m sure most people can and things are said in such [...]
I’ve read some asinine statements from the environmental wackos over the years but this has to be the worst thus far. That human greed uses most solar energy. I think they could have made their point by completely leaving out the solar thing and focusing on the percentage of land used to grow crops rather [...]
It seems the movement that squashes truth in deference to feelings is alive and well in Japan. Of course the same debate has raged on and off in the United States, whether the use of nukes was justified. While most Americans, given the facts, will tend to believe it was justified and necessary it is [...]
Two interesting articles about Michael Glatze; How a ‘gay rights’ leader became straight.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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