Archive for April, 2008

Yeah, I guess so…….but there may be some extra protein in there somewhere…..

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

bad taste department…..or ill olfactory dept……..
Morgue stench hurting neighboring business
Sunday, April 27, 2008
(04-27) 17:24 PDT Bakersfield, CA (AP) –
A Kern County grand jury report says the area’s morgue should move because the overwhelming stench of dead bodies is hurting business at a nearby pharmacy.
The coroner’s office, built in 1972, currently shares a ventilation system with […]

MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT QUEEN’S

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

FROM THE NATIONAL POST
Queen’s University
Embattled Queen’s University principal Karen Hitchock.
When Karen Hitchcock swept into the top job at Queen’s University in 2004, she represented a bold hire for one of Canada’s oldest and most established institutions of higher learning. Not only was she its first female principal, but also its first American, with a distinguished […]

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT QUEEN’S

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

A matter of principal grips Queen’s
ELIZABETH CHURCH
From Saturday’s Globe and Mail
April 12, 2008 at 12:57 AM EDT
This weekend, as the countdown to finals begins in earnest for students, the clock is also ticking for the university’s principal, Karen Hitchcock. A special committee is expected to decide early next week whether she will stay for a […]

THE LAND OF THE FREE, AND THE HOME OF THE PENURIOUS….

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

IF YOU DON’T SPEND ON EDUCATION, YOU WILL REAP THE WHIRLWIND IN THE FORM OF SOCIAL PATHOLOGY OF ALL SORTS DOWN THE ROAD. THE SPECTER OF SELFISHNESS RULING IS WRITTEN ALL OVER THIS STORY. SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE ALL THESE POLITICOS OUT BEYOND THE TWELVE-MILE LIMIT AND DUMP THEM…..
From the Los Angeles Times
Schools […]

oh, no, say it isn’t so! But it is! The Downfall of Civilization!

Friday, April 11th, 2008

The great pubic hair conundrum
See! 8-year-old girls getting bikini waxes! Hear! Tales of spoiled tweens and their pricey dye jobs! Oh the horror!
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
Friday, April 11, 2008
And then there’s the one about how some brain-dead super-rich moms in some upscale hoods in Philly are dragging their brutally primped 8-, 9-, […]

FOR MY FORMER “DRUG WARS, DRUG CULTURES” STUDENTS…

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

REMEMBER HOW I ARGUED THAT WE CANADIANS AND AMERICANS AND MOST PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED AND POST-INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD WERE ADDICTED TO OIL??
COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING PIECE, ALWAYS WELCOME.
America needs a 12-step program
By Glenn Beck
CNN
NEW YORK (CNN) — My name is Glenn Beck, and I am a recovering alcoholic.
Glenn Beck says that we, the people, […]

THE WORST BASEBALL TEAM IN 2008?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

HANDS DOWN,
THE GIANTS OF SAN FRANCISCO, STALINIST IN THEIR DESIRE TO OBLITERATE THE MEMORY OF BARRY BONDS. NO MATTER HOW MUCH OF AN ARROGANT BASTARD BONDS WAS AND REMAINS–NO ONE WILL TOUCH HIM BECAUSE OF HIS ELEGANT REP–THIS IS NO REASON TO DENY HISTORY.
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REVISIONISM WILL GET YOU LAST PLACE…..
COMMENTS?
IT’S NOT JUST THE TREATMENT OF […]