Month: August 2006

Martinis are in the shaker, chilled and ready to pour. Snacks are on the bar Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) May the 4’s be well chilled

Of course, there are some who know way more than I do about the stock markets who will probably make the (correct) point that it never really left.  And I don’t just mean in a “Martha Stewart” kind of way...

The temperature was in triple digits in far West Texas Tuesday, August 8th as El Paso Judge Bill Moody began his 1000 mile walk across Texas. The Judge’s son, Joe, reported Wednesday that he couldn’t keep up his...

(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos) It was big news when British Petroleum (BP) announced a few weeks ago that it would have to shut down. Oil prices shot up towards record highs that had recently been hit due to the...

This morning I read that Iran and Turkey are shelling the part of U.S.-occupied Iraq where the Kurds live. Administration thugs like U.N. Ambassador John Bolton keep pressing for a U.S. war on Iran. The news is all wars and...