Entries from May 2006
Towering Dilemma
I’m sorry, I just can’t get off of it.
The Times - Everest ethics The dilemma after death on the mountain
Moral philosophy offers questions but not necessarily answers. Should one dive into perilous waters to save an imprudent swimmer? When does risking a second life to save a doomed one become senseless? Is an apparent [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Guns ‘n Babies
The Western Standard - Bless this mess: Stephen Harper’s benediction may prove to be Canada’s saving grace. By Mark Steyn
This is hilarious.
I look on religion like gun ownership. Jurisdictions such as Vermont and New Hampshire with a high rate of firearms possession also have a low crime rate. You don’t have to own [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Politicians
The Joy of Curmudgeonry - Fewtril #99
Little can be made of a man who habitually lies, cheats, inveigles, and corrupts, unless he has the support and encouragement of others, in which case he might easily be made a Right Honourable Gentleman.
Categories: Politics
Imagine That
Tim Blair - NUMBERS LOW AT MO SHOW
That woman is such an idiot. Every time she opens her mouth she says something else that’s beyond loony. I seriously think the press gave her so much coverage last year because they were so wrapped up with “the story” that they never stopped to listen [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
First the W-I, then “Dave”, and Now This
The Times - Gardenmania: the growing craze that confirms we have lost the plot. Notebook by Mick Hume
WHEN SOMETHING as vegetative as gardening can be compared to rock’n’roll, or even a “guerrilla” action, I am afraid that we have seriously lost the plot.
Pff
Gardening has gone from being a private hobby to [...]
Categories: Science and Nature
Sure Thing Pensions Scheme
The Times - Save as we go The pensions White Paper is only half the answer
Most urgent is the need to revisit the spineless deal that ministers cooked up with unions under which serving public sector employees can continue to retire at 60.
Thump, thump, thump.
Categories: Politics
A Sour Mood In Washington
Sniffle XVI
The Times - Soldiers return to restore calm and hunt the top rebel that they trained
AUSTRALIAN commandos took over East Timor’s main airport yesterday to the cheers of residents, as gunbattles raged around the capital. … The 150 Australian soldiers who arrived yesterday were the first of 1,300 promised as [...]
Categories: War and Peace
Absolutely the Funniest Item of the Day CCIII
I almost died this morning. Especially when he got to the “France” part. And the “nativist” bit.
Rush Limbaugh - McCain Sings: You’re Our Guest Worker Now!
Categories: People and Current Events
The Guardian Likes Me Better Than He
This is so weird.
LGF - We Got Mail from Reuters
You know, I got linked to by Comment is Free and I didn’t get any comments like that. My readers are so nice to me. Nobody wanting to cut my throat.
Categories: People and Current Events
Peter Recommends CXXXVI
From “favero” at the math department at the University of Padua: Girlfriend 6.0 vs. Wife 1.0 Comparative Trial
Silly.
Categories: People and Current Events
Towering Again
I don’t want people to get the idea that I’m stuck on the idea of dead people on the top of mountains, but this struck me:
Telegraph - ‘What could we eat but our dead friends?’ Nando Parrado, whose bravery led to the rescue of the survivors of an Andes air crash, has finally written his story. [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Nemo
The Times - Hey, pal, you calling me feeble? By Magnus Linklater
Plus ça change, says The Economist. Ever since Scotland voted to regain its parliament and opted to instate a collection of “numpties” (the magazine’s word for Scottish politicians), its economic performance has lagged behind the rest of the UK, its health statistics [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Holy Land, Batman!
Times Online - Abbas threatens Hamas with referendum over blueprint
Mahmoud Abbas today issued a dramatic ultimatum to the Hamas-run Palestinian Government in an apparent attempt to force the Islamic militant group to moderate its political position. The Palestinian President threatened to call a national referendum on the parameters of a [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Late Breaking: Members of the Medellín Cartel Announce Intention to Run For Congress
Instapundit has all the background.
Poor Pablo Escobar. If only he’d held on a few more years, he could have avoided so much unnecessary trouble.
Categories: Politics
