Beth sent me this video link to an interview with Arab-American psychiatrist Wafa Sultan. It was recorded in February 2006. I find it interesting that Al Jazeera aired her views – I thought they were more one-sided. She pillories the Muslims for being trapped in an old-fashioned mentality of violence that isn’t ultimately going to…
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'James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon,' by Julie Phillips – The New York Times – New York Times
I never even heard of this guy… I mean woman… I mean, er, author. And I fancied myself a bit of a science fiction buff. “Tiptree” (really Alice Sheldon) corresponded with Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin and Harlan Ellison! Julie Phillips biography of Tiptree/Sheldon sounds like a fun read. Ms. Phillips actually opens âJames…
Muslims don't want to have fun in Britain….
Hey, I know a lot of Muslims and they like to have fun as much as anyone. Perhaps, though, their idea of fun isn’t going to a themepark…or maybe Muslims in Britain are just not as into having fun as Muslim’s I’ve known in other lands. It wouldn’t surprise me. While I was in England…
Hey Senators, you can call them French Fries again….'Death to Freedom Fries!"
Apparently, the powers that be have realized that it’s idiotic to call French Fries anything but French Fries. Personally, I think this is all an attempt to save face as the Ayatollah in Iran makes similar changes. What has been happening is certain parties are claiming in Iran that their language is being infused with…
Baptismal Thoughts
by Reverand Earl @ 9:14 pm.Edit This Filed under uncategorized Alright, thanks to the Chairman for all his fukn work making this a fukn fun place to spread the gospel. As Reverend, the hatch, match, and dispatch gig is so routine I have plenty of time to think. Recently I was invited to perform a…
Italian Food in Kailua
At the moment, we have visited all the Italian Restaurants in Kailua. Here they are. All of them are good. There will be a few new ones soon… 1. Peppino’s Italian Food-(23 Hoolai St, ph (808)262-5833) My personal favorite. Best Pizza in the Pacific. Low key, tasty, bring your own wine, won’t break any budget….
Approval for Trade #3 —The Red Devil for PEZ!!!!! Not…trade scratched
I’ve had some great offers for the Red Devil of R.A. Miller. I was offered a car, a mobile home (without land), 3 months free room and board in Indiana, a set of rare german beer glasses, a sparkly pen, a couple of old computers, and lots of other stuff. The thing is, I really…
India tries to chase monkeys from trains – Yahoo! News
They look pretty nice to me, but apparently they scare the hell out of Monkeys…they look sort of like those little pencil trolls…don’ t you think? cd NEW DELHI – In an effort to keep monkeys out of the New Delhi subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the…
Stephen King and John Irving urge Rowling not to kill Harry
I vote for killing him…. NEW YORK — Offering no hints about the fate of Harry Potter, author J.K. Rowling said Tuesday that she is “well into” the seventh and final book in her series and predicts, “Some will loathe it, some will love it, but that’s the way it should be.” In her first…
Winners of July Contests!!! Win Strange stuff in August!!!
The results are in and the winners of Julys contests are as follows….. 1) For best comment of the month…the winner is “J” for his comment on the picture Allison sent in “Tight Pants” His comment was ” Heh, is that a Corona he’s got in his hand? Nothin’ finer than a Corona and a…