Archive for February, 2007

Valentine’s Day Survival

Another Valentine’s Day has passed and I’m happy to report that I’ve achieved my objective of peace and harmony for a few more weeks. If I seem a little crass about this, I’ve only just begun. Let’s start with the history of the day.
Legend has it that Father Valentine was a Catholic priest who […]

A Hush

A short comment:
Have you noticed that while we were all high-fivin’ and slapping each other on the back as oil prices dropped to $50 and the price at the pump came down to under $2 in some areas — the price of oil has jumped back up almost 20% in the past couple weeks? […]

How about a good conspiracy theory today?
The more I hear about the Scooter Libby trial and the behind-the-scenes goings-on at the White House before the Iraq war, the more convinced I am that the real truth may still be lurking in the shadows. I usually discount conspiracy theories but this has me intigued.
Why did we […]

Another View on Iran

How do you feel about Iran right now? If you’re like me, you’ve probably bought-in, to some extent, to the axis-of-evil story that Bush has been repeating over and over for the past 5 years. You begin to believe that Iran is just another Iraq; that Islamic extremists are in control; […]