At the Liberty Roundabout, which was the scene of a bloody ambush of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team on March03, it has become a daily feature for passers by to stop and pay respects to the memory of the martyred policemen. Six of the men guarding Sri Lankan Team’s convoy lost their lives while ba...

Since it is Presidents Day - I thought I would share some of my favorite presidential quotes. George Washington: It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. Abraham Lincoln: Perhaps a man’s character was like a tree, and his reputatio...

10. Eliot Spitzer. We didn’t catch Osama Bin Laden, but we caught Eliot Spitzer with a prostitute. This pleased me a lot, I have to admit. (Whenever we were watching the news, and a Spitzer-n-da-ho story would come up, my wife would look at me and mouth, "LO--REE--NA BOB--BITT!") 9. Matt Whitton a...

Link: Show-Me To The Beach: The Fair (California Style). Back where I come from, fairs are a big damn deal. In a small town like the one I grew up in, the county fair is the single biggest event of... Visit our site for links to further information on this article....

A couple folks who follow me on Facebook may already know, but for the rest, I’ve got an exciting announcement that carries both happy and sad notes. I’m moving to Houston! I’ll be all set up there in time for Christmas, and I’ll start a new job at the beginning of the year. ...

In Hindi / Urdu, pardesi means foreign or foreigner - as opposed to desi which stands for native Indian or south Asian. Ever since I read Nathan Katz's detailed and interesting account of Indian Jews, I have wanted, whenever the......

Idea for this post borrowed shamelessly from Jennifer at Conversion Diary. 1. Went to the Detroit Urban Craft Fair on a rainy, soppy, yucky Saturday afternoon yesterday. At the Filmore in downtown, right across from Comerica park, about 70 "indie" artists displayed all sorts of crafty good...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Link: Father's Day, fatherhood, family, parenting | Salon Life. I hate Father's Day. Not because I have an abiding distaste for cologne, golf or books by Bill Cosby. The reason I hate Father's Day is because I have two dads, and come the third Sunday of every June, ...

It was a sad day in Richmond when DJ and civic icon Chris Bopst's daily radio show vanished from the local airwaves. My expectation was that Bopst would find a home at WRIR, the city's fledgling independent radio station. Instead, he's gone digital. Valerie Catrow has more at RVA News: Back in March...

Link: Toddler Insurgency | The Rake Magazine. My son's birthday party began with me looking like a giant dumbass. Big shocker there. We were in the jubilant 11:15 a.m. Backyardigans parade at the... Visit our site for links to further information on this article....