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For those of you who don't pay a lot of attention to the celebrity "news," actor Michael Richards -- famous for playing Cosmo Kramer on the "Seinfeld" show -- lost his cool and started throwing the n-word around during an appearance at a comedy club last week. I can't say that I particularly care about […]

It looks like France the cheese-eating surrender monkeys are looking to lose another war. French soldiers in Lebanon who feel threatened by aggressive Israeli overflights are permitted to shoot at IAF fighter jets, a high-ranking French military officer told The Jerusalem Post. Wednesday, several days after meeting with an IDF general in Paris to discuss […]

Journalists are supposed to be striving to be objective. In fact, it's that very attribute that they use as a shield against questions about their own political beliefs: "It doesn't matter who I voted for. When I pull out my pen and notepad, I'm an objective journalist, just reporting the facts." Most journalists try really […]

I mentioned the Olshansky/Nalen incident earlier this week. Well, the league office has spoken. Olshansky is being fined $10,000 -- $5,000 for each blow to Nalen's thick head. Nalen is being fined $25,000 -- a small price to pay for his try at ending Olshansky's career.

No. 1 is something I'd definitely prefer to be below average in.

When it became apparent that the Democrats had taken control of the House after this month's election, Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi stood in front of the cameras pledged to make this next Congress "the most honest, ethical, and open Congress in history." The "honest, ethical" formulation was last uttered by President-elect Bill Clinton, who then […]

I can understand how tech support people can get frustrated. I've heard the stories about people complaining that their computer isn't working, and after asking enough questions the tech support person learns that the building has lost power -- who knew that computers required electricity? But I've also dealt with tech support people who clearly […]

I watched the Sunday night Chargers-Broncos game with Hoystory the Elder and a group of current and retired teachers and administrators. It was an exciting game. With last week's come-from-behind victory over the Bengals combined with last nights, I feel like the old Air Coryell days have returned. One thing remains the same, and I'm […]

China has finally admitted that it has been doing a great evil. After years of denial, China has acknowledged that many of the human organs used in transplants here are taken from executed prisoners and that many of the recipients are foreigners who pay hefty sums to avoid a long wait. Speaking at a conference […]

Friday's Los Angeles Times had a great article on Army Special Forces Capt. Jeffrey "Toz" Toczylowski -- a soldier who died in Iraq on Nov. 4, 2005. His dying wish was a $100k party for his friends and family in Las Vegas. The article is heartwarming and you can really see what kind of man […]