I'm the only really "out" conservative in the newsroom. So, it should really come as no surprise when I get snarky messages over the newsroom's instant-messaging system like this: 'Capt. Gregory Ratzlaff, 36, of Olympia, Wash., died Tuesday in a non-combat incident at a base near Najaf. He was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter...' (do […]
I mentioned last week that one of my colleagues at work had dismissed race-baiter and hatemonger Al Sharpton as "harmless." With Sharpton's background as the main promoter of the Tawana Brawley hoax, inciting the Crown Heights riots -- which left one Orthodox Jew dead -- and the massacre at Freddy's Fashion Mart, I found his […]
I'm not going on a summer trip, but for those who are interested in Yosemite, CNN has a good article on climbing Half Dome. I would like to emphasize a point made in the article for those of you who ever want to make the trek: take gloves. I don't mean nice white dress gloves. […]
Today's New York Times has an interesting article on the plethora of books out there aimed at evangelical singles. The piece mainly focuses on women, though there are books out there aimed at men too. Since I've been quoted (anonymously) in one of these books (Single Men are Like Waffles, Single Women are Like Spaghetti), […]
My comments, which were handled by Tecknik's Blogback went kaput this morning. I don't know why, it just happened. The latest iteration of Blogger has comments built-in, but I was wary of switching over because it would mean the loss of more than two years worth of comments. That's all moot now. The old comments […]
Today is a special two-fer day here at Hoystory. First, today is the obligatory banging of the tip jar day for the month of July. (June too, I don't think I banged the tip jar in June.) Second, today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me. If cold hard cash is your preferred gift of […]
Do you want to raise your beautiful daughter in a state that boasts as a tourist attraction the "Former Condom Hut"? Originally a Fotomat, this small building came to national attention in July 1992, when it was painted hot pink, and condoms were distributed from its drive-up window. The business was the brainchild of Emanuella […]
Rhode Island rips off consumers and tries to make them think that they're eating genuine R.I. "cuisine." Case in point: "Pizza strips" Rectangular slices of crust slathered with spicy pizza sauce. They have no cheese and are properly served at room temperature. That's not pizza strips -- it's tomato paste on bread.
With the departure of my favorite niece to the insignificant state of Rhode Island, I will be noting the many ways that state is a bad place to live. This is the first in a series. Bad thing #1 about Rhode Island: It is not actually an island. Naming it that is deceptive and damages […]
Favorite brother-in-law Ronald W. Short, Jr., on his Master of Divinity degree (summa cum laude) from Bethel Seminary in San Diego. Ronnie will be taking a position as a "Pastor of Christian Education" in Rhode Island -- a cold and desolate place, devoid of happy human habitation. Just last night, favorite niece Madeline voiced her […]