Comment is Free today published my piece on Chas. Freeman’s withdrawal.  I wanted to expand on a few points in it.  The NY Times characterizes Aipac’s Josh Block as saying the following about the group’s involvement in the anti-Freeman campaign: Joshua Block, a spokesman for the ...

So you all want a story? ok. I will tell one maybe two. David and I were young then. And we were tentmates. This trip forced us to go without certain items for a period of days. We had to carry what we ate, so we did not shop for junk food or munchies. We all had huge packs that we carried our tents...

Moonbender writes "Fake but working iTunes gift cards are being sold on Chinese auction sites for a ratio of their value: 'The owner of the Taobao shop told us frankly that the gift card codes are created using key-generators. He also said that he paid money to use the hackers' service. Half a year ...

MASTERS OF THEIR DOMAIN I don’t want to really review the show itself, but more the change it made in our world. If I was to focus on individual events in the 9 year span of the show, I could be here for days. We all have our favourite moments and characters. Far be it from me to tell you whic...

TALLAHASSEE, AP–Bobby Bowden appealed to the NCAA to include wins from his past before. He may have to do it again. Florida State will appeal the NCAA ruling in an academic fraud case including the vacating of 14 wins, but should the University lose the appeal Bowden will likely try a new tack...

People are truly going to the dogs, these days. And, to the cats. Our pets are taking charge, front and center, both on the net and on TV. I can hardly turn on the morning talk shows (have them on in the background while I blog) without noticing a story on pets. Seems that the down economy and the e...

I didn’t realize until the other day when I actually HAD to go to the post office how horribly depressing of an event it had become. Growing up and through most of my life the post office had always been a hub of activity for the town. You would run into a neighbor or someone you knew and the peop...

This past Sunday I was standing at the back of the auditorium in our weekend service when my friend, Thane walked over to me. Thane's wife, Sarah, wrote, appears, and did her own voice-over for "My Story" (below). As Thane stood beside me, I listened, got choked up, then smiled, then choked up again...

Here's another article about the disastrous state of the housing market in the U.S., describing what's been going on in Cleveland, Ohio. It's a seriously depressing article, showing just how far downhill things have gone, and just how hard it's going to be to get out of this mess.As early as 2000, a...

     "If The Shoe Was On The Other Foot"- P. LaBelle I feel the way I feel. You feel the way you feel. Sometimes we are not going to agree. But it is my hope that we can find a way to at least meet each other in the middle. I respect the way you feel. I hope that you resp...