One of the comics that I read is called PhDComics ("Piled Higher and Deeper"). Originally a student strip from Stanford, and now grown into a franchise of its own. Go here to see how the author reports on our 2008 presidential election, as he experienced while on tour in Europe.…
[rant warning!] Wait, who's dead? Three of the bastards who carried out the Sari club bombing in Bali in 2002. They've been sitting on death row since then and within the last 24 hours were shot dead by an Indonesian state death squad. Their coffins, predictably, were paraded through the…
I went to the greatest show on earth today. No, really. I attended the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Baily circus with my wife and two daughters, aged 8 and 10. It was intense and spectacular. We all loved it. If you like danger, you'll get your fill. If you like animal…
Here's a not-so-subtle reference to "Dr. Laura" by West Wing. I'm posting as my personal protest to the passing of Prop 8 in California. I suspect that all of those California Bible-thumpers who successfully voted in favor of bigotry are resting content tonight. And no, you don't have to be…
Barack Obama is going to be a big change from George W. Bush, as you can see by reviewing his transition site: Change.gov. It's gratifying to see the many enlightened changes that Barack Obama will be bringing to the way the government views and uses the Internet. For example, he…