February 6, 2006 – 9:50 am
I’ll file this one under politics until more info comes out A Maine man faces an assault charge after allegedly punching a political activist at a meeting of Androscoggin County Republicans, Portland, Maine, television station WMTW reported. Police identified the assailant as Bruce Boutilier. The alleged victim was Georgia Chomas, a cousin of U.S. Sen. […]
February 6, 2006 – 7:42 am
Via Al Reuters: PARIS (Reuters) – World leaders called for calm on Monday after weekend attacks in which Danish diplomatic missions were set ablaze and Lebanon and Syria promised inquiries into how protests about cartoons of the Prophet turned violent. How they turned violent? Not only has this been building up for weeks now, but […]
February 5, 2006 – 3:21 pm
The Commissar has a really interesting article about anti-freeze in the blood stream of "Antarctic Toothfish, a Notothenoid, Dissostichus mawsoni." The dominant fishes in Antarctic waters, the Notothenioids, contain a natural protein anti-freeze in their bodily fluids. (I wonder if a Notothenioid General Ripper might rant and rave about the “purity and essence of our […]
February 5, 2006 – 9:45 am
Here’s one in honor of Janette being back to blogging, same address, new digs! Also, signifies the lounging that folks will do on Super Bowl Sunday. And, yeah, I couldn’t find a football related pinup. Steelers 24-Seahags 17
February 5, 2006 – 8:19 am
More proof of the peaceful intent of Islam Muslims protesting caricatures of Islam’s prophet set fire Sunday to a building housing the Danish Embassy in Lebanon as security forces fired tear gas in an attempt to stop the protesters. Thousands of protesters took part in the protest but only a small group of Islamic extremists […]
February 5, 2006 – 2:00 am
Gotta love wonder about the AP and their love of terrorists GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli aircraft fired three missiles at a building used by militants in Gaza City early Sunday, killing three people and wounding five, Palestinian hospital officials said The three killed were senior field operatives of Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the […]
February 4, 2006 – 3:52 pm
Once again the "religion of peace" shows its true colors, as they burn and pillage: DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Furious Syrians set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies on Saturday as protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad showed no signs of abating despite calls for calm. Oil giant Iran, already embroiled in a dispute […]
February 4, 2006 – 6:18 am
Via the AP Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler, reflecting continuing tension in relations between the United States and the Latin American government. Rumsfeld, asked during a National Press Club appearance Thursday about indications of a deteriorating general relationship between Washington and parts of Latin America, said he […]
February 3, 2006 – 7:08 pm
Here is 4-1. Notice that 2 of the top ten are against the Carolina Hurricanes, one a devestating hit on Shane Willis and the other on Ron Francis. Both occured in tha Playoffs, and at the RBC Center here in Raleigh, NC. Needless to say, the ‘Canes fans were not pleased, and rather dislike the […]
February 3, 2006 – 2:51 pm
The Captain’s number will be retired tonight They’ll raise Scott Stevens’ No. 4 to the rafters of the Continental Airlines Arena tonight and thousands of fans will cheer the captain who led the New Jersey Devils to three Stanley Cups in eight years. For a young boy from Kitchener, Ontario, who “just loved to play […]
