Is that why we watch it? Cable television has given this country an amazing variety of malarkey to watch. Last night on A&E Biographies, as part of “Blowdry Week”, it was “Charlie’s Angels”. Stellar programming. Of course, I was there, glued to the idiot box. Check out their web site. This is probably an unpopular…
Category: Stupidity
Daylight Wasting Time
One of the bane’s of my existence, in an obviously otherwise charmed life, is nearly upon us: the falling back to non-daylight savings time. I despise the fall-back to waking up in broad daylight and driving home in the darkness. Seems I’m not the only one. Indeed, it’s not just a few crackpots who can’t…
Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former President Jimmy Carter has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read about it on MSNBC.com. For a man marked by a terrible presidency, Carter has made a much greater impact on the world out of office. He deserves the award. On the other hand, Gunnar Berge, the Nobel committee chairman, deserves a New York…
Boorish Baseball Fans
A father and son brust onto the field in Chicago – of course – and attacked the opposing team’s first base coach yesterday. Read about these lout’s actions on Yahoo.com Nice going, losers. Thanks to jerks like these, it won’t be long before fans are caged in, safely away from the playing field. It’s for…
Miss America
After the angst of 9/11’s first anniversary, it’s nice to know that there are some things about America that never change. Another beauty queen, caught naked on film, was forced to resign. But this one sued. Read about it on MSNBC.com The amusing thing about the Miss America pageant is the illusion of purity it…
Whose Choice Was It?
Under the heading of “Lack of Personal Responsibility”, look no further than a Houston family that blames a clinic for their at-the-time high-school aged daugher’s choice to have an abortion. Read the Houston Chronicle story. Whose choice was it? Who lied about their age? This is a pathetic example of how people no longer seem…
Police Officer Fired
In Austin, Texas, the AP reports a police officer has been fired for taping the mouth of a belligerent teenage suspect shut. The suspect was asked repeatedly to “please be quiet”; after he continued his behavior, the officer taped his mouth shut. Sounds like something the boy’s parents should have done long ago. In true…
What was the Houston Police department thinking when it arrested 300 people, some of whom were simply trying to get a chili dog at James Coney Island? Read Roma Khanna’s article in the Houston Chronicle. I have no personal knowledge of this area on Saturday night. There may be severe problems in this area that…
Culture Shock
Morning Edition on NPR had an interesting story regarding the town of Fremont, CA today. Unfortunately, NPR doesn’t offer free links to their material. So read the original story in the Mercury News for background. Indian immigrants were upset because the city council denied them a permit to hold a festival drawing attendance twice the…