Archive for November, 2006
At least we won in Afghanistan
Nothing says liberation like being disembowelled and torn apart for the crime of teaching girls. Glad we got rid of that pesky Taliban… And on an unsarcastic note, it’s too bad for most Afghans that Bush’s belief about the Iraq war, that we’ll win [Read More]
More of the worst people in the world
Derrick Hardy – put a baby in the freezer ExxonMobil and the (powers that be within the) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) – prevent schoolchildren from seeing An Inconvenient Truth [Read More]
And back to Durham
I would’ve added an exclamation point to the subject, but other things have muted my excitement. I filled out an application for the Lancaster house this morning and put down a deposit and just got the call that my application has been accepted. So there will be no [Read More]
I need to start a website of despicable people
I’d make it similar to Keith Olbermann’s “Worst Person in the World” feature on Countdown. Today’s Worst People in the World: Bob Kearns and the Loma Linda Homeowners Association of Pagosa Springs, Colorado They’re forcing a woman to [Read More]
Happy Black Friday
Due to my aborted Thanksgiving plans, I was able to partake in the ritual of early morning Black Friday shopping for the first time. That’s some crazy shit. I had bought a newspaper yesterday to come up with a plan. 5:00AM – Best Buy – Apparently, a lot of [Read More]
My NPR critique receives a response
Yikes. It’s very rare that I make the effort to write a complaint regarding a product. When I do, I’m so harsh in my criticism that I don’t expect to hear back. But I just got a response. I was listening to “Weekend America” (an American Public [Read More]
Do the very elderly deserve prison time?
Yes, sometimes. LA man, 89 gets probation in crash that kills 10 Said the judge: Sending Mr. Weller to jail or prison would be a burden on prison authorities. It would require taxpayers to pay the substantial costs of Mr. Weller’s medical care and it would likely kill [Read More]
Oops, I forgot this LJ really is public…
My Toastie Radio website links to my Google website which links to…this blog. Why am I always so paranoid that someone is going to have a negative opinion of me after coming across this blog? Sometimes, I think I’m wise to pull some posts out of the public [Read More]
A Flickr favorite
Rest Stop Cats (5) Originally uploaded by toastie97. I just was invited to a group for photos with 700+ views, and I ignored it, because I KNOW I don’t have any photos with that many views, not even close (I knew one “game” photo has about 200 views, but [Read More]
