Category: Current Affairs

  • …is a girl’s best friend. Just a word of advice from one Bellinghamster to another.

  •   How to Measure a Storm's Fury One Breakfast at a Time Disaster Pros Look to 'Waffle House Index.' State of the Menu Gives Clue to Damage. I love me some WH.

  • Dear Theresa, Thank you for signing the open letter to Gov. Rick Perry. I wanted to take a minute to ask you to take a few more steps to help spread the word about Gov. Perry's association with the American Family Association. 1. Simply hit the forward button! Share this information with your friends, and…

  • On a peaceful Sunday afternoon, made all the more serene by steadily falling snow outside my window, I can't help but be sickened and angry over the massacre in Tucson yesterday. Purveyors of hate are responsible for this national tragedy. Provocative words that come out of the mouths of talking heads and Senators, evoking hostility…

  •  I hope you didn't blow your hard earned Christmas dough at Target. Helmed by a rabid pack of homophobes, there is no goodwill toward men, women, and children exhibited by this retailer. Hate is not a family value (and it makes for one hell of a lousy marketing campaign.)   Target: Way Off The Mark

  • I've been swept up in the holiday rush that has plucked time and attention away from my once daily (and semi-daily) routines. For example, getting on here and scribbling a word or two. It's so easy to let slip a week and then come staggering away demanding a do-over of December. Incidentally, colleagues and friends…

  • “Because I’m Effective!”   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

  • A barn in Hood County, Texas, has become ground zero in the hunt for the chupacabra. via buzz.yahoo.com I was first made aware of el chupacabra years ago, and have always been on the lookout for that sneaky goat sucker. I even think I may have spotted one not long ago while driving near our…