I’ve been scraping paint off of my house for a total of about 14 hours in the last couple of days. Technically I can afford to have this type of labor done for me, but for how long? The IT sector is sucking wind. Why? Companies simply do not want to spend money on IT…
Op-Ed Blog
HISD Officials Can’t Count
Audit confirms Houston Independent School District’s procedure to count dropouts is in disarray. I quote: “HISD says it has graduation rate of 72 percent, but its school profiles show a dropout rate of 1.5 percent” , unquote. Must be that fancy new math…
Martha Burk, Augusta, KKK
The Klan’s going to counter-protest at Augusta National. Geez, crawl back under the rock you came from, KKK. Sometimes the best support is no support at all. BTW, here’s the current MSNBC.com numbers on the issue: Should Augusta National include women as members? Yes – 25% No – 75% * 61643 responses
Gay Student Rights?
Lawsuit filed on gay student’s behalf alleges school district abridged his rights. ” ‘I don’t want to be singled out because I’m gay,’ McLaughlin said. ” Call me a simpleton, but here’s one solution for you, Tommy: keep your damn mouth shut about your perverse behavior.
Spanking = Child Abuse?
This Bryan, Texas jury seems to think so. The facts presented in the article are consistent with this finding. A six year old child is defenseless against a raging adult. Seemingly, justice was done. So what’s to say? What is disturbing about this story is the prosecuting attorney’s closing quote: “Do we want to send…
Democrats Dig at Cheney
The Democrats want to start another political boondoggle by playing off of Dick Cheney’s former position at Halliburton. I suppose it’s all part of minority politics. Having no vision, no platform, and no ideas of their own, Democrats seem to want to grasp at straws in order to make themselves relevant. I can almost hear…
Women at Augusta? No.
Let’s have some more whining about Augusta National not admitting female members, shall we? Here’s a particularly inane article by Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated. There are times when freedom of speech can be really annoying. Frank’s comments on the ineptitude of the U.S. and international olympic committees are over the top as well, but…
Technical jobs in the IT and related industries are being steadily shipped out of this country. Ever hear or see an add for a technical trade school? “Prepare yourself for a hot career in the information technology sector!” they cry. Don’t believe the hype. U.S. companies would like nothing better than to ship these jobs…
Jessica Lynch
This is the Story of the Iraq War. This is the best article I’ve seen so far on the subject. This is also a good one, with more about the rescue team. These stories make you proud to be an American, don’t they? I know they make me feel that way. Update Sad that it…
Bad Medicine
“Shuo-Shan Wang, 29, was found guilty by a jury Friday for performing a voluntary castration on another man without a license“, says CNN.com. What kind of numb-nuts, pardon my half-pun, actually wants to get neutered on some guy’s kitchen table? But perhaps the bigger questions are, given the voluntary nature of the “operation“: 1. Why…