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It’s almost patently irresponsible of me that I have not yet written about Latoyia Figueroa, the 25-year-old pregnant mother who has been missing from the Philadelphia area since July 18. Unfortunately she’s not white, blond, or about to get married, so until Richard Cranium of All Spin Zone picked up the drum beat, the mainstream [...]

In this corporate medical world we live in, surgery can be one of the most private things a person will experience. Be it life sustaining heart repair surgery, psyche repairing cosmetic facial surgery, or acutely crucial organ transplant surgery, most of us wouldn’t like to talk about the dangerous procedure we were about to undergo. [...]

Funny joke that W. told a NY Post reporter (Thanks to politicalwire for posting this)… “The only time I ever hit two good balls is when I step on a rake.” – President Bush’s “favorite dirty joke,” about golf, quoted by Kinky Friedman in the New York Post. Right Back At You, Man

I draw your attention this morning to two articles, without comment. James Sterngold, San Francisco Chronicle The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have already cost taxpayers $314 billion, and the Congressional Budget Office projects additional expenses of perhaps $450 billion over the next 10 years. That could make the combined campaigns, especially the war in [...]

I launched this site on March 18, 2005. Ostensibly to finally use the domain name I’d been paying for for years and to raise my name recognition on Google and on the web in general. But as I stumbled along, changing the site design, adding comments and trackbacks, moving from Blogger to WordPress, and learning [...]

If you’ve been following the hard to follow developments in TreasonGate over the past few weeks you’ve probably been wondering where Congress has been with its investigations. After all, every time someone in the Clinton White House hiccoughed there was a congressional investigation launched. Kenneth Starr managed to spend 30 million dollars and four years [...]

I think a lot about the future and how we’ll reflect upon our actions when we’re older. Did we do all we could do to influence the failed policies of our government? Did we use our power as individuals to stop oppression and create a less hostile world? When I learned about the holocaust growing [...]

In a historic move, CNN is reporting that the Teamsters have voted unanimously to withdraw from the AFL-CIO. More details soon… Both Kos: While a lack of unity in the labor movement may seem to bode ill for its future, it’s probably the best thing to have happened to it in a long time. The [...]

So, I just figured out why I am obese. I love Chipotle. I love it. For my money, there is nothing better than sinking your teeth into a hearty, supple, and deliciously girthy burrito teeming with fresh ingredients (thank you McDonald’s Corporation) and warm barbacoa. I am apparently rather naive and figured that since my [...]

Very cool. Google introduced Hybrid Mode into their mapping application at some point this weekend. Now in addition to a traditional map view and an overhead satellite view, just click the Hybrid button to see a combination of the two!