Over-share

If you check in here regularly, you’ve probably noticed that a few posts have appeared, then disappeared, and appeared again before finally being vaporized. If you haven’t noticed, you haven’t missed much. :) What it comes down to is that I’m having boundary issues, questions of just what is and isn’t ok to talk about [...]

The Rocket Relaunches

He’s baaaack. Roger “The Rocket” Clemens has reportedly agreed to a 22 million dollar deal to return to the Houston Astro at mid-season. No contract has yet been signed, but an official announcement is expected later this week. After a melt down in the Game One of the World Series last year, Clements retired for [...]

At what price?

Coal prices are at a record high. So are mining accident deaths, with 33 miners dead in the first 5 months of 2006 compared to 22 in all of 2005, according the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Coincidence? Maybe not. With prices running at $64 a ton, a 3 fold increase in the last [...]

Open platform, insert foot

In a moment of political opportunism, the Washington State Republican Party came up with a proposal to stem the flow of immigration – strip their native born children of American citizenship. The party, meeting in Yakima, added a plank proposing such a thing to the formal platform with little debate and few dissenting votes. Proponents [...]

Bonds – the man we love to hate

This weekend, Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth on the career home runs list, hitting number 715 in a losing effort against the Colorado Rockies. If he lasts another year in the majors, he stands a good chance of setting the record by breaking Hank Aaron’s 755 mark. Much has been made of Bond’s alleged use [...]

Engage Romulan cloaking device, Scotty

Since one of the most common search phrases that brings wanderers into I See Invisible People is “make me invisible” (along with “see invisible people have sex” – I’ll leave you to ponder that one), I found this story interesting. From News.com.au: The concept begins with refraction – a quality of light in which the [...]

Spinach Quiche Lorraine

Spinach Quiche Lorraine 9 inch deep dish pie shell 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 cup chopped fresh spinach 1 cup shredded swiss cheese 1/4 cup chopped onion 10 oz. evaporated milk (2 small cans) 4 eggs 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Preheat oven to 425. In pie shell, combine bacon, spinach, cheese [...]

Freedom of the press

Be sure to check out Steve Leigh’s place for an excellent discussion of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press. Steve doesn’t get political often, but I love it when he does. I quote: You want scary? Here’s scary. Apparently Attorney General Alberto Gonzales believes that the government should be prosecuting journalists for publishing [...]

Weekly news in review

It’s time for the weekly Seattle PI news quiz. What have you learned this week? I got only 7 out of 10 this week. I’m slipping.

I got rhythm?

Presented for your edification. From Physorg.com: Controversial rhythm method study revealed A British study suggests the Roman Catholic Church-approved “rhythm method” may kill more embryos than other methods of contraception. The “rhythm method” relies on abstinence during the most fertile period of a woman’s menstrual cycle. For women who have regular 28-day cycles, that occurs [...]

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