Thursday, September 21, 2006

Chavez says Bush 'alcoholic' and 'sick man'

Chavez says Bush 'alcoholic' and 'sick man' - Yahoo! News (AFP)

I'm no Bush fan, but what's with this guy?

Yesterday, Chavez referred to Bush as the "diablo" (devil) in front of the whole U.N. Now this crap today.

Has the man ever heard of diplomacy? Obviously not.

He's even dissing the man right in his own country.

I have to wonder what would happen if the shoe were on the other foot and Bush talked like this about Chavez while visiting his country, Venezuela...

Reminds me of long ago when the angry Soviet Premier Khrushchev, while at the U.N., actually took his shoe off and started banging it on his desk for emphasis.

All very strange. All remarkably not diplomatic. These are not "class" acts, and not what you expect from world leaders.

U.S. Health-Care System Gets a "D"

U.S. Health-Care System Gets a "D" - Yahoo! News (BusinessWeek online)

Nothing surprising in this article, but it does confirm what I'vd suspected from my own experiences and observations.

We've got some good doctors and some good medicine, but our (the U.S.'s) health delivery system is pretty bad.

Worst of all, perhaps, are the many uninsured who can't afford health care, so they do without what they really need.

Our country can do better!

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

House passes bill to make voters show ID

House passes bill to make voters show ID - Yahoo! News

Good!

Why not?

From the article:

But Democrats assailed the legislation, saying it could hurt minorities,
the poor and the elderly — groups that tend to vote Democratic — who might have
trouble producing a photo identification.



Nonsense! My fellow Democrats embarrass me (they do a lot in recent years...). If one doesn't have a driver's license, one needs to get a photo I.D. It's not that hard to get, and it's needed for all kinds of things.

This article also discusses the border fence. Perhaps a good idea. Probably.

But, how to pay for it? Seriously - where will the money come from?

Something to consider also - what about our other border? This border-fencing is about homeland security, isn't it?

Friday, September 15, 2006

Tainted spinach traced to California

Tainted spinach traced to California - Yahoo! News (AP)

Bummer.

But, seriously, though - time to toss your bagged raw spinach into the trash. E Coli...!

This is not a California thing really - we just grow a heckuva lot of food and drink here.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger - WikiHow

How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger - WikiHow

This is rich. : )

Frankly, there are, if you stop to think about it, far too many blogs (also websites). No one has enough life, let alone inclination to read 99.9% of them.

For example, do I have any blogs I read on a daily basis? No. Weekly? No.

Okay, and where am I saying all this?! In a freakin' blog!

(We bloggers are impossible.)

Friday, September 08, 2006

Steve Irwin; Stingrays

I was shocked and saddened by Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin's sudden death, as most of us were. Such an alive guy to be dead - almost unbelievable. He will be missed by many - me included. At least he died doing what he loved... Too soon, though!

About the stingrays... We've got stingrays here in California. I've even seen them - little ones that fishermen(persons?) have pulled up onto the local pier (along with baby sharks!).

The local T.V. news pointed out that Seal Beach has been called Ray Beach - because of its many stingrays.

In fact, we Californians, at least us in the South, have to keep stingrays in mind ourselves. As mentioned in the news in relation to Irwin's death, the stingrays can be found in the shallows so it's a good idea to shuffle your feet on the ocean bottom (making a bit of a commotion) so the stingrays will notice you and flee. Both you and the stingrays will be better off.

As mentioned in the news, stingrays are not usually considered dangerous. Most often they'll sting you on the feet or ankles and you'll hurt like heck, but you'll otherwise be all right. Irwin came across a big one which felt cornered and which stung Irwin in his heart (!), of all places. Yes, a freak accident.

BTW, wasn't Irwin planning to come out here to catch the infamous Reggie the alligator...?