Quick Hitts

The Muslim’s standard operating procedure for humiliating a defeated enemy is to destroy their most sacred buildings and replace them with mosques.  They then declare each one is one of their most holy of mosques and demand that everyone, Muslim or not, treat it with reverence.  They did it in Jerusalem, where they built the […]

I’ve always admired Helen Thomas, even though I vehemently disagree with most of her politics.  I liked her style, a mix of brash feistiness and a take-no-prisoners attitude. Most reporters in the White House Press room are mild little sheep that are very, very careful not to piss off the powers-that-be.  That’s understandable – no […]

Over on the Skeptics Guide To the Universe forums someone started a thread about Cigars, asking for advice on picking a nice cigar without spending too much. It didn’t take long for the Nicotine Nazi/Nannies to show up, whining about, well, everything.  We asked them to take it elsewhere – we just wanted to have […]

If you get this joke in three seconds or less you are a Geek. If you get this joke in three seconds or less you are an Ãœber Geek. If you looked at the “Ãœ” character and thought “I know the alt/numpad combination to generate that without looking up an ASCII chart” you are a […]

While sitting in the bathroom, reading one of those insipid Sunday paper magazines, I saw a text heavy ad about a cure for tinnitus, an incessant ringing or buzzing in the ear.  I’ve never had it, (although I’ve experienced the symptoms temporarily after too-loud concerts or shooting off an excessive amount of fireworks) but for […]

In 1996 Richard Jewel discovered a pipe bomb at the Atlanta Olympics.  He helped clear the area, and was considered a hero until the FBI decided he was a suspect.  After leaking their suspicions to the media they raided his home and took just about everything that wasn’t locked down, including his mom’s Tupperware bowls. […]

In 1971 John Lennon asked us to Imagine a few things, including a world with no religion. In 2010 it inspired this poem and video, which is powerful enough that any commentary I could add would only be a distraction.