July 9, 2010 – 4:38 pm
Over at AOL, Noah Blumenthal turns around and bites himself in the tuchus – Opinion: We’re Becoming a Nation of Haters California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa takes pride in opposing the Obama administration. Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi played that role when George W. Bush was in office. Keith Olbermann provides a nightly […]
June 20, 2010 – 3:55 pm
By now, many of you have seen those Activia Challenge commercials, so, I have a question: how wise is it to film yourself taking the Activia 14 Day Challenge and send them in so they can end up being on a national TV commercial campaign? Because, you know, you’re kinda telling the whole country, heck, […]
May 20, 2010 – 4:36 pm
Hmm, if Man can create new life, and is always creating new species and sub-species……. Heralding a new era in biology, scientists for the first time have created a synthetic cell, completely controlled by man-made genetic instructions, which can survive and reproduce itself, researchers at the private J. Craig Venter Institute announced Thursday. “We call […]
May 17, 2010 – 7:47 am
Somehow, this is a big deal, but, it does provide a bit of cheesecake for a Monday morning Arab Americans across metro Detroit cheered as Rima Fakih of Dearborn was crowned Miss USA tonight in Las Vegas. “This is unbelievable,†said Rami Haddad, 26 of Livonia, one of Fakih’s biggest supporters. “It’s a dream come […]
January 6, 2010 – 6:59 pm
Now, before you make a prejudgment about what happened, as I originally did when I saw the headline on the Fluent News app on my iPhone, check this out A group of Arab-American high school students were reprimanded for wearing sweatshirts they made which school administrators said “distastefully” referenced the 9/11 terror attack on the […]
December 19, 2009 – 6:20 pm
Hmm, the majority of states where people are least happy tend to be ones where they vote majority Democrat, happiest tend to mostly vote GOP. Coincidence? Top 5: 1. Louisiana 2. Hawaii 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Arizona Bottom 5: 47. New Jersey 48. Indiana 49. Michigan 50. Connecticut 51. New York My state, North […]
December 18, 2009 – 10:00 am
Taking a slight break from politics Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not […]
November 15, 2009 – 9:24 am
Let’s talk about bowing in Japanese culture, also known as Ojigi Ojigi (bowing) is an essential part of Japanese daily life. People bow when saying hello, thanking someone, apologizing, saying good-bye and introducing themselves. Although shaking hands (akushu) has become accepted as a form of greeting, many Japanese still are not used to it. The […]
October 29, 2009 – 8:58 am
Food for thought #1 Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson issued his second apology in 12 months Tuesday and was told to stay away from the team while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a gay slur. As Johnson was releasing his apology, a national gay rights advocacy […]
August 31, 2009 – 4:49 pm
That’s the question that ABC News, as well as others, are asking, after a new report has come out Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said prostate […]
