Kevin picked up some much-needed ground on me last week, and passed the coin again. Another week like this, and we’ll have a race! Here’s the recap: Overall Records: Tom: 7-7 (.500) week, 37-22 (.627) overall Kevin: 10-4 (.500) week, 33-26 (.559) overall, 4 GB FDR: 7-7 (.500) week, 31-28 (.525) overall, 6 GB Saints [...]
Archive for October 6th, 2005
NFL Week 4 Recap
Posted in NFL, Sports on October 6, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Good Bird Flu News
Posted in Environment, Science on October 6, 2005 | Comments Off
This is potentially very good news: But Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, chief of molecular pathology department at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, notes that the bird flus have not yet spread from human to human. He hopes the 1918 virus will reveal what genetic changes can allow that to happen, helping scientists prevent a new [...]
Life Without the Right to Privacy
Posted in Legal Issues, Politics, Privacy on October 6, 2005 | Comments Off
The Republicans in Indiana want to prevent undesirables from having in vitro fertilization: Republican lawmakers are drafting new legislation that will make marriage a requirement for motherhood in the state of Indiana, including specific criminal penalties for unmarried women who do become pregnant “by means other than sexual intercourse.” According to a draft of the [...]
If this is to be believed, Bill O’Reilly depends upon ambushing and lying to his guests: Last night I appeared on the conservative TV talk show The O’Reilly Factor, ostensibly to talk about political blogs and the impact they are having on the American political process. Or so I was told by the two producers [...]
Howard, Howard, Howard . . .
Posted in Culture, General, Media, Politics on October 6, 2005 | 8 Comments »
It’s often painful when Senators governors and other politicos try to be “hip”. As much as I love Howard Dean, he should really try not to bust loose any cool, unscripted moments. From last night’s “Hardball” interview on the Miers nomination and her lack of established credentials: MATTHEWS: Do you believe that the president can [...]