Thoughts On David Ortiz’s Steroid Use

I wasn’t going to comment on the recent news concerning David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez testing positive on a performance enhancing drug test back in 2003, but I thought as a proud Yankees fan, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention it. The thing is… well, it’s complicated. My feelings about it are [...]

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Blasphemy in Ireland

Conversation from the other night on our way to dinner

Kevin: So hon, I hope you had no plans of going to Ireland anytime soon…
Me: Huh?
Kevin: They’re making blasphemy illegal, with a fine of €25,000.
Me: What???
Kevin: Yeah
Me: Really???
Kevin: Yup
Me: Well, Jesus F@*# Christ!

Yes, that could end up being a very expensive trip for us…  [...]

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Strip Search of 13 Year Old Was A Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights

Hey, remember a couple of months ago when I went on a rant about the 13 year old girl who was strip searched at school because she might have Ibuprofen ?  No?  Well she was… And if you ask me, it was fairly ridiculous.

Well, the case went to the Supreme Court and yesterday it was  ruled [...]

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They Come in Three’s

So in the past week, we’ve now seen the deaths of three celebrities.

Some initial thoughts about them:

Ed McMahon -  This is sad in the sense that it’s always sad to hear of someone’s death, but he was old. He was 86 years old and lived a pretty full life.  While sad, it wasn’t exactly shocking [...]

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Wife Camp

Kevin sent me a link to this article from Mother Jones about a sort of “Wife Camp”, a summer camp in Montreal for 10 to 14 year old girls in which they will

develop confidence, social charm and grace, a sense of style and refinement. Participants will learn an array of skills from social etiquette, [...]

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