Month: May 2007

This is a diary about pole vaulting, a stoning, and women. The Washington Post had a story on teenage pole vaulter Allison Stokke. I want to highlight something lower down in the article first: A former gymnast, Stokke had tried...

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative...

I was at this one. The place almost fell down because Phil Lesh had not sung a song in years (except three days before in Hampton, Virginia).

“Chaos reigns in the occupied territories, the prison’s inmates turning on one another while their jailors look on smugly. It is hard not to feel anger, especially at those responsible for the incarceration of the...

I haven’t read Al Gore’s latest book, The Assault on Reason, but what I read of the excerpt has convinced me to go out and buy the book. I may buy it sooner rather than later after reading this Washington Post...