Straight Talk in a Crooked World
*** Yellow teeth bared, he raised the knife in a jerky automaton-like flourish as putrid sweat dripped from his stringy reddish black hair… Is this what you think of when you picture a sociopath? If so, you’re not alone. This is how pop culture often portrays dangerous and dishonest people– in hockey masks, dragging one […]
Read More What a Sociopath Looks LikeYou first heard my concerns about doubtfizzling in a 2011 post on the misuse of apostrophes, Apostrophe Madness. Do you ever look at a word so long when you’re trying to spell it that you start doubting it’s really a word? Tacoma. Ta-co-ma. Tacoma. Yeah, that’s right. Taco-MAHHH! (like the evil priest shouting “Kali Ma!” in Temple […]
Read More Doubtfizzlin’Seattle’s EPA Radnet radiation spikes with downpour Sept 5-6, 2013.. I was told it was coming but here’s the proof. Click on the above link for the scientific data. I simply do not understand why the state of the damaged nuclear reactor in Japan isn’t getting more attention. In terms of the harm it can […]
Read More Fukushima Rains on SeattleDr. Patrick Sookhdeo, the director of Barnabas Aid, has written a fantastic, easy to read article entitled Making Sense of the Tumultuous Events in the Middle East. While the American media loves to talk about the Middle East and offer opinions about events there, it rarely takes the time to explain the nuts and bolts […]
Read More Understanding the Middle EastSomeone sent me this email about eight years ago at work. I just about split a kidney laughing. Given all the bad news in the world tonight, it seems that many of us could use a dose of politically incorrect humor. No offense is meant and despite my gallows humor I’m a strong believer in […]
Read More Signs(wildninja) Whether or not you agree with Joel Rosenberg’s politics or religion, the man is a wealth of information on the Middle East. His books like The Twelfth Imam and Damascus Countdown are bestsellers for good reason. While some have compared his insight to Nostradamus because details in books he wrote just a few years […]
Read More Three reasons I cannot support the Congressional resolution for U.S. military action in SyriaIn the past day I’ve seen at least three news stories in which employees of government agencies or nonprofits have ripped those entities off to the tune of tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. And by entities I mean that ultimately you and I as taxpayers and donors have been used. All three […]
Read More Change Starts HereAmerican Saeed Abedini’s eight year prison sentence in Iran will not be shortened. News outlets are reporting that the Tehran Court of Appeals has refused to back down.
Read More Saeed’s Appeal DeniedFrom KXLY in Spokane: WWII veteran Delbert Belton survived being wounded in action during the Battle of Okinawa only to be beaten and left for dead by two teens at the Eagles Lodge in Spokane on Wednesday evening. Belton, 88, succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Read More Justice for Delbert Belton
Truth, Justice, and All-American Allergen-Free Apple Pie 