Month: August 2004

  • C =A ?

    It’s both depressing and hilarious to hear what educators do in the name of “self-esteem’: Houston schools trying to boost self-esteem.

  • Iran refuses to compete with Israeli

    ATHENS (Reuters) – Iran’s world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are not allowed to interfere with sport. “This is a general policy of our country to refrain from competing against athletes of the Zionist regime and…

  • New Car

    My first car: a ’99 Ford Taurus SE:

  • Whatever happened to cake?

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Four members of a family have been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing and eating a relative during a wedding reception — and serving his flesh to unwitting party guests, police have said. (From the Agitator.)

  • OSCE "observers" to monitor US elections

    A bunch of countries from Europe are sending “observers” to the U.S. to tell us whether American elections are fair. A number of them have recently experienced civil war, massive election fraud, and de-facto dictatorships. Virtually all oppose the policies of the current administration. WASHINGTON (CNN) — A team of international observers will monitor the…

  • Technology, Terror, and Triumph: The Story of an Upgrade

    Wondering what I’ve been doing for the last three weeks? Read this. Update: more photos.