(March 14) – Facing threats of litigation and pressure from Washington, colleges and universities nationwide are opening to white students hundreds of thousands of dollars in fellowships, scholarships and other programs previously created for minorities. Southern Illinois University reached a consent decree last month with the Justice Department to allow nonminorities and men access to…
Dam on Garden Island of Kauai Bursts, Seven missing
If you are planning to come to Hawai’i, this might not be the best time. It’s been weeks since I’ve been in the ocean due to sewage spills that resulted from heavy rains. We’ve had lots of flooding and rain for the past month or so with no sign of it letting up. Luckily, I’m…
Bill Cardoso, dead at 68; Writer Introduced 'Gonzo' – Los Angeles Times
On a press bus in New Hampshire during the 1968 presidential campaign, writer Bill Cardoso told Hunter S. Thompson, “Don’t worry, [the other reporters] are all so square they won’t know what you’re doing.” Cardoso was referring to the marijuana joint he had just given Thompson, a freelance journalist of some notoriety who had earned…
'Creative plumbing' delivers beer
A woman said she thought she was in heaven when she turned on the kitchen tap to find a plentiful supply of beer. Haldis Gundersen was planning to do the washing up when she made the unusual discovery at her apartment in Kristiansund, west Norway. But two flights below, workers in a bar faced the…
Liberia leader starts US visit
I am curious to see if the US will be willing to take a stand on the extradition of Charles Taylor from Nigeria to stand trial for war crimes. Taylor was no friend to the US, but he still has plenty of money and power and no one seems willing to put pressure on Nigeria…
A Bit more on L. Ron Hubbard
I’m having an interesting morning reading about different cults at http://www.cultnews.com….In case you are wondering about L.Ron, he was very anti gay and get this snippet…. Rolling Stone did the requisite debunking of L. Ron Hubbardâs grandiose official biography. Scientologyâs âgeniusâ? flunked out of college and was no war hero. He also wasnât a very…
Scientology vs. South Park : Isaac Hayes
This is a crazy story. Hayes was actually living at the Scientology Center…Do you think that they got him the job? What Scientology Giveth, Scientology Can Take Away. I wish they’d give me a plush career…lol. Are you listening Tom Cruise? Recruit me…but do it personally…or have Travolta do it…. cd Scientologist Isaac Hayes has…
Mystery Winds Inconvenience The Chairman of the Fukn Bored
This was absolutely crazy. Yesterday I went on a cultural/archeological excursion to the West Side of Oahu in the Makua Valley. Mink Hippie was going to be coming in from Seattle at about the time I was supposed to get back. Sounded like an easy trip. So I went to UH in the morning, loaded…
Kim Jong Il on Iran's President
Wow, just when everyone has started to think that lil Kim is a bad guy…he goes and makes a statement like this…. cd Truthdig – Reports – It’s Enough to Give Evildoers a Bad Name It’s Enough to Give Evildoers a Bad Name Email this item Email Print this item Print Posted on Mar. 10,…
South By Southwest
I’m going to South by Southwest in Austin this week and found this on their site – if you want to waste a bunch of time there’s a ton of MP3s of thousands of artists with names like Screwed Up Click Group, Star Death and the White Dwarfs, and Nothing Rhymes with Orange. Here are…