Dr. George Tiller was Shot to Death today. Tiller, a Kansas physician, performed late term abortions, one of the few physician in the country to do so. He was found not guilty in March in a politically motivated trial where he was charged with 19 misdemeanors stemming from procedures he …
Wednesday Wonderings, WTF’s and Sound Bites.
The Church of Scientology is on trial in France, accused of “targeting vulnerable people for commercial gain”. I’m not an expert on Scientology, know little of it except that Greta Van Susteren — FOX news semi talking-head formerly of CNN — is one, as is her husband John Coale, a …
Later
I’m out for a few as I told you last week, a conference, then maybe a meet-up with my mother in Naples. I’ll have a computer of course, all my work is on it. The alternative, papers and some really heavy books, is unthinkable. I mean my arms are strong, …
They’d Like To Teach The World To Sing In Perfect Harmony
I’d like to build the world a home And furnish it with love Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves While you were lamenting your shrinking investment portfolio, discussing whether Adam (American Idol) looks better with or without eye liner and fingernail polish, and worrying about Obama’s …
Female Buyers Beware of Obama’s Call to Service
With Obama’s call for increase service, both military and non military, I’m wondering if his administration is going to help clear some of the debris off the path of service, making the path less hazardous for women? The Lavena Johnson case has yet to be reopened, the Army refusing to …
Now Is The Winter of Our Discontent
Like Richard, we attempt to bring on our own summer through the manipulation and treachery of Valentine’s Day. I don’t think much of Valentine’s Day as a rule, a feeling I expressed in my Inaugural Valentine’s day blog post. As little attention as I pay to the day I will …
