I often think of this book that I read in my youth. My grandfather gave/loaned me a copy back in the 70’s. It was republished in 2001. (more…)
(From our friends at icanhascheezburger.com)
Is that not what this amounts to?
Sort of. This time it’s History’s Greatest Monster.
In spite of the recent spate of similar endorsements, I continue to support Romney. But, I gotta tell ya, this makes it quite a lot harder.
And it troubles me when analysts opine that Romney may pick up crucial independent votes because the voters are hoping he won’t keep his promises.
In Obama’s case, of course, my fear is that he will.
For Pecos Bill. He’s gotta love this one.
Huffpo has an article on same event with video. Pull-quote on video at 3:23, “But, they have bad news for them. I’m always carry gun….24 hours, 7 days a week.”
Let’s say we chip in, and buy the little lady some ammunition to practice with so she can improve her aim. Her only mistake was that one of them got away.
Note the fact that one of them is in the hospital, and the other one got away; therefore, the mug shots are likely from previous arrests.
This article in her local paper may have enough info to track down an address for her. This is the best article of the three.
–Hannah Arendt
His Majesty shared this one with me.
Sir John Benney was among the Arctic explorers who looked for new records to break after the prize of the North Pole was claimed by Peary. Benney chose to test human endurance with a solo trek from the edge of the pack ice, off the North Cape of Norway, to the northern tip of Greenland.
But that wasn’t sufficient for the intrepid explorer. He also chose to make this trip in the depths of the frigid Arctic winter. Unfortunately, it was too much for him. His last camp, with his frozen body still in his tent, was located in the spring of 1913. Curiously, he was found clean-shaven, and his would-be rescuers speculated that he might have survived if he had retained the extra insulation of a flourishing beard.
In accordance with his final wishes, his body was cremated and the remains returned to his family.
His Majesty drew an important lesson from this story. (more…)
“We’re basically PETA … with suits … and deodorant …”
His Majesty: “A powerful argument for euthanasia at animal shelters.”
Except in Claiborne County, Mississippi, where it’s one man, 1.62 votes.
His Majesty: “They obviously vote by the pound in Mississippi.”
The Deseret News reports on two LDS missionaries who are dealing with brain injuries they suffered when vehicles hit them while they were standing on sidewalks. These were separate incidents, one in Sao Paulo, and the other in Toronto. I predict that in the interests of health and safety, future missionaries will be required to wear helmets, not only while on bikes, but whenever they are outside.
With the impending nomination of Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate for President of the United States, I believe it is all but inevitable that Orrin Hatch will be proved right, and the Democrats will make a serious effort to throw the Church at Romney. It’s possible that Obama’s official campaign will try to preserve plausible deniability on this ugly tactic, but it will be part of the overall Democratic campaign strategy nonetheless.
So what about the Church will the Democrats throw at Romney? Three very likely candidates are polygamy, the ban on ordaining blacks to the priesthood, and the Church’s opposition to gay marriage. I am going to try to preempt some of this attack with a (probably very long) post on these topics. Let it be understood that what I post is the opinions of Brother Vader, a mostly orthodox but decidedly unconventional Latter-day Saint, and that I am not an official spokesman for the Church. (more…)