Straight Talk in a Crooked World
If Christopher Columbus were an animal, he’d be a ferret. Weighing in at just one to five pounds and generally not more than 20 inches long, ferrets are the intrepid explorers of the wild kingdom. They are constantly curious and love to learn and climb and try new things. They are amazingly smart; if they […]
Read More WA Ferret RescueA family friend and his hilarious coworkers at Gig Harbor Fire made this video for their banquet this year. One develops a certain sense of humor when working in these fields, but I’m sure that everyone can appreciate a department poking fun at itself… In reality these guys risk their lives for total strangers, and […]
Read More The ResponseYesterday the Everett Herald published a story titled “The secret of the Halloween murder: For 75 years, a murder victim’s daughter didn’t know who shattered her family.” http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101031/NEWS01/708269848/1122 Eric Stevick has written a fantastic piece detailing the 1934 murder of an Everett, Washington bakery owner by a cold, calculating criminal. William Buehrig was shot dead […]
Read More Portrait of a SociopathOne word: WOW. Had I not heard this performance in a church, I would have been on my feet yelling “WHOOOOOO!!!! YEAH!!!!!” during some of the blazing guitar solos. Next time I think I will. Who cares what anyone else thinks. I love good music. Today I had the privilege of hearing the band Gungor […]
Read More God is Not a White ManBrought to you by the evil alter ego of the letter N, maybe? Once in awhile (I may be underestimating) I read a news story so odd that I want to check its validity on snopes.com. This USA Today piece says the federal government has issued an unfunded mandate that street signs meet particular standards […]
Read More Signs of the Times?Washington State’s Initiative 1098, if passed by the voters, will impose a state income tax on the wealthy. No. No no no no. This is not a good idea. First, just because you have more money than the average Washington resident doesn’t automatically mean that you gained it unfairly or by taking advantage of other […]
Read More No on Trojan Horse 1098From http://glutenfreeoptimist.blogspot.com: The University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research received an astonishing $45 million donation to create a special institute! Watch this video to hear Dr. Fasano’s comments about the donation. For more details, read this article in The Baltimore Sun.
Read More Fasano Receives $45 MillionA country of about nine million people to the west of Nigeria is experiencing the worst flooding in its history, and I have yet to hear about it in the American media. Allow me to introduce you to Benin. Benin is a little smaller than the state of Pennsylvania. More than a quarter of its […]
Read More Flooding in BeninMy love of the Stanwood-Camano area of Washington goes back years, and it has one of the best news, opinion, and information blogs out there, Camano Community. http://www.camanocommunity.net/ Jeff High and Roy Lesher are constantly updating their website with all kinds of fascinating and useful information. I saved a recent piece on how to capture […]
Read More Camano Community 2.0!On August 29th, 2010, millions of viewers witnessed the HBO film Temple Grandin win seven Emmy awards. Until then, many people didn’t know who Dr. Temple Grandin is. Grandin has autism, and is probably the best known advocate for those with this developmental disability. She is also a renowned animal scientist, known for her ability […]
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Truth, Justice, and All-American Allergen-Free Apple Pie 