Archive for the 'politics' Category




2nd District Court rules that “Good Samaritan Law” doesn’t apply to pulling victum from dangerous wrecked car.
Madness!

Because there is just so much love over at Daily Kos, I try to link to them whenever possible. (Madness.) So when they deliver (via Reddit) some FOX on FOX satire (Madness), I just have to give them a shout out! Hilarious if you love and/or hate The Simpsons and/or love and/or hate FOX […]

Do Koreans do better in their public schools because the dumb ones don’t get into the statistics? This guy explains “Simpson’s Paradox“.
Madness?

This woman says some of the things that a man just can’t say, like how men have been deprived of their reproductive rights, and how two parents really are better than just a mother. [WARNING: profanity] I laughed out loud. I’ve been accused of misogyny before on this site, and this link won’t […]

This guy from Slate explains why learning Arabic is so hard. A must read.
But the ferociously unfamiliar grammar sets us all adrift. Arabic is a VSO language, which means the verb usually comes before the subject and object. It has a dual number, so nouns and verbs must be learned in singular, dual, and […]

(Really Happened)
MADNESS!

Madness!

Yesterday I changed my subscription to the Economist to my new address in Morocco.
And as of this week my tickets are in my hands!
Woo Hoo
Fight the . . .
MADNESS!

Morocco and EU consider closer ties.
“We want to be the southern rib of Europe.” “In 10 years, we will be a fully-fledged partner in the EU family,”
Madness ou non?

From a small rural library in central Florida with a very worn keyboard (keeeeeysss stiiiicck) and 800 x 600 monitor (”the letters are so big!”), I read on Peter Krupa about the ArmsControlWonk, who has some good data and insight about North Korea’s FAILED nuke test Sunday night.  The news I’ve been reading on my […]

Because I care!
 
Madness!

Heh heh. “In Congress”. Heh. Clinton is not even on the list, except as a pardon-giver. A couple of them are old.  The Foley scandal is going to hurt everybody.
 Everybody.
 
 
 
 
via drudge 
Madness.