Obama

This is a great country. Even a black man with no discernible accomplishments can become president.
Looks like you can disown your family. When the nation first took note of Barack Obama’s crackpot racist church, he made a great fuss about how it was woven into his life, the good and the not-so-good together, just like [...]

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Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, [...]

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It took my dad to the…

I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes. We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange and blue. My dad kept staring at [...]

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U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran

WASHINGTON: Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Several American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an effort to develop the military’s capacity to carry out long-range strikes and to demonstrate the seriousness [...]

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Court bans death penalty for child rape

The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for child rape, despite the “years of long anguish” for victims, in a ruling that restricts the death penalty to murder and crimes against the state.
The court’s 5-4 decision struck down a Louisiana law that allows capital punishment for people convicted of raping [...]

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At Yahoo, the Exodus Continues

SAN FRANCISCO — For more than two years, executives and other senior employees have been leaving Yahoo at a steady, persistent trickle.
The trickle has turned into a flood. In a matter of days after Yahoo’s announcement last week that merger talks with Microsoft had ended and that the company had instead chosen to sign a [...]

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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

What a cryin’ shame.
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ‘n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. [...]

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