It has become obvious to all but the most unrelentingly stubborn apologists for the oil industry that we now stand at a pivotal moment in the history of our planet. As much fun as it would be to make fun of Al Gore’s pretentious drawl and expanding bald spot, none of us can afford to ignore his clarion call for global change. With humankind’s carbon footprint leaving a catastrophic impact upon Mother Earth, it is the sacred responsibility of every citizen to make a change for…
Small Wonders: The Power Of Independent Publishers And Invertebrate Creatures
Over the course of the past decade, authors and readers alike have been heard to utter a collective groan of dismay as the once elite publishing industry continues to resemble the multiplex tripe factory of Hollywood, churning out one cookie cutter product after another.
Book Review Of Fables From The Mud By Erik Quisling
Philosophy books tend to be large tomes of incomprehensible concepts, no doubt designed this way to limit readership to those already involved in this ethereal endeavor at the academic level. Very occasionally a book comes along that breaks out from the norm, in 1971 R. D. Lang published his ground breaking work Knots, a Book that could be taken on many different levels, and more importantly, enjoyed by a wide audience.
Taliban Infiltrates South Dakota Legislature
As outrage over South Dakotas abortion ban grows, another mystery is put to rest.
Great Pyrenees Grooming Tips – Special Techniques for Large Breed Dogs
The secrets to grooming a large breed dog are revealed. With a little work and a few trips to Home Depot, your Great Pyrenees, Saint Bernard or Newfoundland will glow with beauty.
Country Lawn Maintenance – 10 Tips to Know Before You Mow
Urbanites with résumés limited to plucking the occasional dandelion from their xeriscape and raising a hydroponic tomato in the condo alcove, should rightfully tremble when considering the daunting task of country lawn maintenance.
Clothesline Fresh Country Myth Breaker # 17
Beware! Hanging your skivvies in the wild is not all its cracked up to be. Consider these dilemmas.
Wimbledon Comes Out Swinging; Games Go On Even As England Mourns 7/7
One of the most winning things about spirits irrepressible is that they always come out swinging. And that resilient spirit was on prideful display at Wimbledon, which respectfully went its traditional way even as the people of London marked the dastardly bombing of the tube with sad but resolute hearts.
Why Al-Qaedas Promise Of Paradise Is Fundamentally Illogical
As we listen to the two principal culprits of Al-Qaeda attempt to motivate the unsuspecting to become suicidal dupes of its ideology, we cannot help but hear that their furious rhetoric is grievously flawed. We decided we might save some lives by bringing to bear on their promise of Paradise via murder the most frightening prospect a furiously brandished lie can confront: logic.
Lets begin by reviewing the fundamental values on which their provocative illogic is based:
1. There is only one true God
2. God is great
3. The way to please God is to kill people who dont believe in Him exactly the way we do.
Well, well, lets have a look-see.
Senior Ticketed For Walking Too Slow; Others Try Rollerskates
As a result, seniors, alarmed by the pricy citation, particularly those who are living on social security, are taking steps of their own, as they frantically search for ways to hurry along. Of course, electric wheelchairs have long been an option. But many simply dont see themselves in the undeniably helpful items, at least, not until they encounter accidents due to the other resources theyve been turning to, for instance, roller skates.
We also understand that bicycles have been selling briskly, particularly near retirement communities.
New Reality Show Debuts, Called New Orleans, Sink Or Swim
As if Katrina wasnt a bad enough blow for New Orleans, geologists now inform us that, due to more exact measurements via satellite, they have been able to determine that the down but not out metropolis is sinking faster than previously thought instead of about a fifth of an inch a year, about an inch, which is, of course, about a foot every dozen years.
Always keen to ride the crest of a new wave onto megabuck beach, a television production company, having alighted on an enormous pot of gold with a previous, highly imaginative reality show, has honed in on the sinking city and created a new show, called New Orleans, Sink Or Swim. The concept immediately sparked interest in the equally imaginative creative minds at the networks, and ABC raced to option it.
JazzFest In New Orleans Kicks Off Without Jazz
The truth of music in New Orleans has for many years been in the sound of music one hears when he or she strolls through the fabled French Quarter. They have been, not the lilting lines of jazz, but the raucous thumps of rock. Since popular music is unlikely to return to those golden days of yore, it seems that the least irritating way to return consonance to the Jazzfest is simply to rename it the Musicfest. Then, while our ears might be just as troubled, at least our minds could ease off the incongruity that persists in troubling them.