The Loony Left Meets Governor Sarah Palin

Democrats in general, and the Loony Left in particular, were totally surprised by the choice of Governor Palin as John McCain’s running mate.  They had not even put her on their “Next Cheney” attack site, where they put lots of negative information about other possible Vice-Presidential picks.  As expected, they have reacted to the news [...]

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Meet Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, Governor of the largest state in the USA, is now the Republican nominee for Vice President.  The McCain campaign did a great job of avoiding leaks, so that this was a surprise until a few hours before it happened.   I would trust his administration not to leak secrets.  Most Americans do not know [...]

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Love is not “Rude”

This Sunday at Faith Reformed Church we had Dr. T. David Gordon of Grove City College as our guest minister. The sermon text was from I Corinthians 13, where Paul describes what love is and is not. Today Dr. Gordon focused on verse 5: love is not “rude.” I thought this [...]

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A Wild and Crazy Chess Game

Nikita asked that I blog a few of my chess games, so here is one.  Like Nikita, I only post games that I win or draw.  Since I am on a 34 game streak with no losses at Chess.com, which BTW is a great place to play chess online, that is pretty easy. [...]

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“Democratic Party” Takes on New Meaning

Apparently the Democrats converging on Denver for the Democratic National Convention are a wild and crazy bunch of guys and gals.  A panel has advised the Mayor of Denver that he should not enforce the marijuana possession laws during the week of the convention.  Here is the article from the Denver Post:

Panel advises no arrests [...]

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A Good Week to Give Blood

This is the Second Annual Erie Blogs Week at the Community Blood Bank. I gave in July, so I can’t give this week, but I encourage all of my Erie readers who are 17 and over, in general good health, and who live a healthy lifestyle, to GO GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK. It won’t hurt too [...]

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Forced to Learn Technology (by a Nag)

OK, I admit it.  While I have a bachelor’s degree in a technicial field, and I work in electronics manufacturing, in my personal life I wouldn’t mind being Amish.  (This may be why I have 5 kids.)
So I have this cell phone, which I am just barely in the habit of remembering to carry around [...]

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Incompetent Political Polling

Tonight I was treated to the most incompetent political poll I have ever experienced.  I suspect that it was a “push poll” for Kathleen Dahlkemper, but if so, she needs to hire better help.  Like, for example, someone who pronounces her name right more than 50% of the time without me correcting him.
I wish I could [...]

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Strange Science – Possible Side Effect of The Pill

Women have put up with the known side effects of The Pill for two generations now.  If you want to know what these side effects are, you can read the very fine print on a prescription. 
Here is an article about a possible, subtle, and previously unknown side effect of The Birth Control Pill.
The Pill may [...]

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The U.S. Olympic Team’s Secret Weapon

This is from the Summer Olympics in 2004, but it’s still funny.

Spiderman Kicks Butt at Olympic Prelims
ST. PETERS, Mo.,—Spiderman advanced into the finals in nine events in the 2004 Olympic Team Trials at the St. Peters Trackplex.
“This is just humiliating,” said 100-meter record holder Tim Montgomery. “I feel so fat and groggy running next to Spiderman. [...]

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