Not too much going on this weekend. Maybe everyone is busy with vacations. BTW, it’s not too soon to start planning to join in the fun next weekend, August 9, at the FABTS meeting. The theme for the month will be Meads.Friday, August 1 – 5:30 – 8:00pmV…

Everything you need to know about where I live can be summed up by the fact that a news story about a local official interceding to get a good ‘ole boy off the hook for mistreating his hunting dogs has collected 134 comments.
Most of the comments run in favor of the guy with the malnourished, […]

Absolute proof, that in context, even Hitler can be funny. Cats that look like Hitler. I love #3 that appears to be giving the Heil Hitler sign.

If you are going to write letters to the editors of a paper 600 miles from where you live, at least try to have one fact right in letter. The people voting for Nader are not people that would otherwise vote for McCain. If anybody is wasting a vote is the author of this […]

This sounds quite promising.

and workin’ overtime…
A fortnightly rant, FL-S style (and good gracious what an awful song).
Kudos to the Commonwealth of Virginia for once again being named by forbes.com the best place in the nation for business (2008).
In announcing its pick, Forbes editors cited the Old Dominion’s favorable business costs, regulatory and economic climate, growth prospects, quality of life […]

Los Angeles Times:
A top government scientist who helped the FBI analyze samples from the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland from an apparent suicide, just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him for the attacks, the Los Angeles Times has learned.
Bruce E. Ivins, 62, who for the last 18 […]

This month’s edition of The Session is hosted by The Barley Blog. Our host Ray explains the topic thusly:Use this as an excuse to celebrate. Open a limited release anniversary beer from your favorite brewer. Enjoy that special beer you normally only op…

January 27th 1863 After repeating her prayers last night, Nannie Belle said “Mama does God make the angels stop singing and playing on their harps to listen to me?” Her aunt Eliza told her the other day that we were all made o…

Nathan Larson is the Libertarian nominee for the 1st Congressional District.
He is (or has been) a “cannabis activist”.
Translation: He’s a pothead, dude.
Now, like all enterprising political morons (me included), he created a web site (nathanlarsonforcongress.com). The funny part?
The web site uses the same software (MediaWiki) as Wikipedia, which means anyone can go and edit the […]