God Gave Us Taxicabs for a Reason
Not to mention cell phones with which sinners can call a friend for a ride. Really, no one has a right to endanger innocent people no matter how dark their mood. Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, was picked up on a D.U.I. While public intoxication and arrest would tend to enhance the reputation of your [...]
President Obama’s Address
There’s plenty of blame to go around in this disaster. President Obama didn’t create the culture of deregulation and corruption that allowed BP to put profits before safety. On the other hand, that culture went on with business as usual during his administration. I don’t want to see posturing and bluff, but I wish the [...]
Psst–Wanna Buy a ‘Rollodex’ Watch?
It’s not easy working in the medical field. You are accountable for everything, you are required to document everything, and it all can be made public. That’s the level of transparency we demand of people who take responsibility for health and lives. That goes double if you’re running for public office. You can assume that [...]
Third Annual Urban Pond Procession
A Walk in the Park A quick report from the Urban Pond Procession. We started at Mashapaug Pond right behind Job Lot on Reservoir Ave and proceeded to the Temple to Music at Roger Williams Park. The water sprites put in a good word for us and the rain held off. Two brass bands, ‘Extraordinary [...]
Singing the Blurs
I have not felt much like writing, of late. Or paying close attention to what passes for news. It’s all rather dreary. And, besides, the news isn’t what it used to be. The line between information and entertainment has blurred markedly. The public seems to prefer pablum to substance. Empty calories that turn the intellect [...]
Laughing at the Reaper
I never heard of Roger Simon before today, and I honestly have no idea whether I would love or hate his politics. He must have politics because he is a columnist at Politico.com. Anyway, Red, Blue, Striped or Plaid we all have a date with the Reaper. Roger Simon had to leave a down payment, [...]
Snake Shortage
Should we be worried about this? ‘Possible Snake Shortage Looms’ is the headline on Science News… The new finding strikes herpetologist Harry Greene of Cornell University as “deeply troubling.” Checking for trends in other populations will be difficult, he says, because snakes are notoriously hard to count. “Being secretive is a very snakey thing.” I’ll [...]
Nanny State
The Libertarian argument that it’s an assault on freedom for a state to ban smoking in restaurants caught my attention. Rand Paul says that sensible people can just choose to avoid smoky restaurants and bars. It’s fresh in my memory that people used to smoke in all restaurants, and double in bars. For that matter, [...]
Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium in “Healthy” Protein Shakes
Here is some news from Consumer Reports on the quality of drinkable meals out there. The full report is available to subscribers (click here to go to Consumer Reports’ preview of the article). Here is a little more information from Web MD: Consumer Reports says these three products are of special concern: EAS Myoplex Original [...]
Oil from BP Disaster Predicted to “Zoom Up” the East Coast
I guess it’s time for the East Coast to pay a price for our international obsession with oil. According to this video, the oil will come up the East Coast rapidly, arriving sometime in late summer. It will probably kill our beaches (just my speculation, but would you want to swim in water with a [...]
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