Monthly Archives: May 2010

Giant sinkhole eats entire building in Guatemala City. Wow.

Just stop paying. More and more homeowners are doing just that, and enjoying themselves during the ensuing years it takes for banks to foreclose. You probably have at least two years now, and foreclosures are getting even slower. It’ll probably … Continue reading →

Too bad they soon won’t have the option of crossing the border and taking advantage of our medical system

He was a no-show, although I don’t think anyone in our town would have desecrated the memory of the dead by booing a live politician; plenty of opportunity for that on other days. But on that subject, was it appropriate … Continue reading →

(To the wringing of hands) “Oh, what will we do? What will we do? Nothing. Until it’s too late. The toughly worded report said Iran has expanded work at one of its nuclear sites. It also described, step-by-step, how inspectors … Continue reading →

Osprey injures ten on Staten Island.

BP oil spill generates penny stock scams. These guys are quick. Tomorrow: Nigerian emails, doubtless.

HEADLINE OF THE DAY: Air Force Pounds MILF. Here in Greenwich (and, apparently, in Knoxville, Tennessee), “MILF” has an entirely different meaning!

An hour before this shot was taken my neighbors the Beins had launched a flotilla of kids from the dock in the foreground and we must have had fifteen munchkins canoeing and kayaking and having fun. You can’t see him, … Continue reading →

IDF forces armed with paint gun pistols when sent to subdue the “peace activists” flotilla. Apparently the top command, looking at a project that was obviously designed as a means of confrontation and not relief for the Palestinians, never considered … Continue reading →

A noted law professor looks at the latest effort by our Solicitor General – you know, the lady who’s been nominated to the Supreme Court? – and is not impressed. What does all this say about Elena Kagan, woman of … Continue reading →

Our children are ruled by idiots. From S. T. Karnick From our fast-growing “Oh, for #@*’s sake!” file: schools around the nation are banning Silly Bandz, those amusing, inexpensive, rubber wristbands that have become immensely popular among the nation’s children. … Continue reading →

Businesses don’t like being maligned, especially when the comments are true. So they’re suing.

Using stem cells to regenerate teeth. Short Fixadent.

Allison Kaplan Sommer: “Israel appears to have stepped directly into a trap of a carefully planned suicide mission dressed up in the clothing of a humanitarian effort.” It seems to me that Israel, increasingly isolated, losing the support of its … Continue reading →

Republican senatorial candidate for Illinois admits he lied about being named “intelligence officer of the year”. My own father would never say what he did during the war, although I always suspected it was something to do with Naval Intelligence, … Continue reading →

BP to try “other alternatives”.

That seems to be normal traffic, and if you assume we’re catching maybe ten per cent of our would-be immigrants, we’re in trouble.

A new tee-shirt!

BP bused in temporary workers for Obama’s beach visit and bused them right back out when he left to play golf. Between our government and British Petroleum, we’re being fed a whole bunch of horse shit. Did you know that … Continue reading →