A Memorial Day Message

Michael Yon

"Although there is sharp fighting in Diyala Province, and Baghdad remains a battleground, and the enemy is trying to undermine security in areas they’d lost interest in, the fact is that the security plan, or so-called “surge,” is showing clear signs of progress."

Sad story, stupid parents

The story of Madeleine McCann is tragic and heartbreaking. I can't even imagine how I'd feel if one of my kids disappeared that way.

But I don't have much sympathy:

...Kate and Gerry went for a meal at a tapas restaurant, checking on Madeleine in their nearby apartment every half hour or so.

So they went to dinner, leaving a four year old girl in a locked apartment, in a foreign country, alone?

Can anything -- anything -- good possibly come from this scenario? What are the possibilities? Playing the bathtub and drowning? Climbing up a dresser and having it fall? Finger in an electric socket? At the very least, couldn't they hire a nanny or a babysitter to stay with the girl for the evening?

People like this are the best argument for parenting licenses!

GMS 5th Grade Band Concert

Why doesn't Blogger have import/export?

Who knows. Perhaps it wasn't in the PRD.

At any rate, the posts in this blog up to this point are copied from an old blog of mine. The original has a few more posts, but the ones I've copied over here are my favorites. If you want to see the old ones, go here: My Old Blog

Missing an open net

This might be the single most embarrassing -- and ridiculous -- play ever seen in the NHL.

Patrik Stefan: The anti-Ovechkin

The 12 Days of Jeanneret

Best. Song. Ever.

The 12 Days of Jeanneret

Thanks, Buffalo Blog!

Not your average crappy day

New York - An American family is suing Greyhound after the contents of a bus toilet were dumped through their car's open sunroof.

IOL: Bus company sued after stinky incident

The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide

Someone is making money off RPS. What a country!

Amazon.com: The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide: Books: Douglas Walker,Graham Walker

Unfortunately, the World RPS (www.worldrps.com) website seems to be DOA ... maybe someone hit it with a rock.

The Future of Code-Coverage Tools

Article info : The Future of Code-Coverage Tools

Dr. Helen: Transparency in Healthcare

Dr. Helen: Transparency in Healthcare

The real reason why healthcare is so expensive is that its users -- providers and consumers -- don't know how much it costs.

Insurance doesn't help the problem. In fact, it obscures the real situation. Forcing us all to buy insurance is exactly the wrong direction -- we should strive for an economy where insurance is not necessary.

How to pour ketchup

Ketchup can be regarded as a highly viscous liquid, or a thixotropic (flows under pressure) solid. Neither term is exactly correct, but the problem is not what to call it. The problem is how to get the ketchup out of the bottle, in measured quantities, without making a mess.

Full technical explanation.

Net Family News - kid tech news for parents

The day will surely come when I'll need this advice!

Kid tech news for parents

The best test answer ever?

If only I could have gotten away with stuff like this at school!

Strike Shuts Down NYC Subways & Buses

NYC just might be the perfect city for walking, but not at this time of year.

Strike Shuts Down NYC Subways & Buses

More importantly, though, the author makes a great point: When you get down to it, is there really a difference between labor unions and cartels? Or, if you prefer, the Mafia?

Joe Liberman, take a bow

... You've hit the nail right on the head. If only your Democratic colleagues could get over their hatred for the President to realize that you're right.

Our Troops Must Stay

Proof of "Paper Folding Theorem"

How many times can a piece of paper be folded in half?

Bill Joy's greatest gift to man

Tthe vi editor!

Lotus at 25

Say what you will about Lotus, maybe it missed the Windows wave blah blah blah, but it also threw THE best parties.

Ahh, those were the days!