Monthly Archives: September 2003

An AC Neilsen survey suggests that 6 out of 10 Americans believe that fast food is responsible for the obesity problem in the US. It is the way it is phrased….fast food restaurants are a cause of the obesity epidemic. … Continue reading →

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify for usefulness and happiness. The storms of adversity, like those of the ocean, rouse the faculties, and excite the invention, prudence, skill and fortitude or … Continue reading →

It’s late, but I couldn’t pass up sharing this. ar arr arrr. Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine is a professional media person and a blogger. And when he takes on his collegues he doesn’t spare them. This is classic. A reporter … Continue reading →

On September 6th I posted a blogging article from a Florida newspaper, the Lakeland Ledger. There were some well known columnists and bloggers mentioned. In my post I disagreed with Ted Olsen, who is the online managing editor of Christianity … Continue reading →

Right Wing News asked selected bloggers to vote on their favorite columnist. As far as I can see bloggers are from the US with the exception of Daimnation and Colby Cosh. All the columnists are also from the US with … Continue reading →

30 Members of Parliament skipped out on a motion today that allowed vote by conscience. Hmmm. A Canadian Alliance motion affirming the traditional definition of marriage failed by five votes, 137 to 132, and mirrors a 1999 motion that had … Continue reading →

I’m bogged down pushing a deadline with some anti-gambling writing so I think I’ll switch gears and clear some cobwebs. I mentioned below that blogging is a joy. It genuinely is most of the time. One of my joys was … Continue reading →

An extended family member with cancer committed suicide this past week. I hadn’t seen him or thought about him much for a long time, and I find his life and his manner of death forcing and meandering their way through … Continue reading →