Month: July 2009

For years, Saddam’s thugs tortured Sami Alkarim, an Iraqi artist because he was considered subversive. Now thanks to the Patriot Act and other ridiculous laws passed after 9/11 our government is denying Mr. Alkarim...

I`m a nice guy I stopped at my local market after a hard week at work this late afternoon. I usually post my distraction essay on Fridays, but had a heavy work schedule this week. I`m self employed & have been for thirty...

I’m headed to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to a place where cell phone coverage is almost non-existent and internet access is limited to a coffee house and the library. It’s not quite completely off the grid,...

Well, I just have a different opinion about the what makes up the 20 most heartbreaking songs of all time. First of all, you can hardly do better than Derek & the Dominoes playing with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins...

I’ve been spreading the rumor that Joe Biden was born in Rhodesia…not a citizen. We’ll see if it catches on. I’m a reliable source.