Thursday, January 29, 2009

Military Judge to Obama: Go Pound Sand

The Obama administration had asked for a suspension of the military commission proceedings at Gitmo. They are contemplating how they may decide to change the nature of the handling of the prisoners there. The judge was not impressed.
"Congress passed the military commissions act, which remains in effect. The Commission is bound by the law as it currently exists, not as it may change in the future."

In other words, even a popular President can't just order trials stopped.

Of course he does have an alternative. He could just pardon them all.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Sex & Alcohol

Just more proof, if you ever needed it, that sex and alcohol don't mix.
A FEISTY raccoon has bitten off a pervert’s PENIS as he was trying to rape the animal.

Alexander Kirilov, 44, was on a drunken weekend with pals when
he leapt on the terrified – but toothy – fur ball. “When I saw the raccoon I
thought I’d have some fun,” he told stunned casualty surgeons in Moscow.

Now Russian plastic surgeons are trying to restore his mangled manhood.

“He’s been told they can get things working again but they can’t sew back on what the raccoon bit off," said a pal.

“That’s gone forever so there isn’t going to be much for them to work with."

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Gobal Warming - the Persian Gulf edition


Today's report from the United Arab Emirates on the ongoing effects of global warming climate change. -

Snow covered the Jebel Jais area for only the second time in recorded history yesterday.

So rare was the event that one lifelong resident said the local dialect had no word for it.

According to the RAK Government, temperatures on Jebel Jais dropped to -3°C on Friday night. On Saturday, the area had reached 1°C.Major Saeed Rashid al Yamahi, a helicopter pilot and the manager of the Air Wing of RAK Police, said the snow covered an area of five kilometres and was 10cm deep.

“The sight up there this morning was totally unbelievable, with the snow-capped mountain and the entire area covered with fresh, dazzling white snow,” Major al Yamahi said.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Oh, Good Lord!


Winnie wasn't quite ready to make up what I'd gotten out of the freezer for dinner, so we went out. After she had a salad and tiny burger, she said she wouldn't mind a dessert. I had had a half pound burger, but was game to try. So, she ordered this monster.

I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

U.S. Airways Hudson River Crash


I don't watch much TV, so I'm sure everyone but me has seen this CCTV video. The crash happens at 2:02. The operators don't react to what has happened for another 30 seconds or so after that.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Kittens are good eating


You know that anything that PETA is against just has to be tasty. Now they are referring to what you and I call "fish" as "sea kittens". Because "nobody would hurt a sea kitten"! Normally I don't like eating fish, but I could make an exception in this case.

Classifieds


How bad is the Florida real estate market? The on-line version of the Newport News paper, here in Virginia, has a special section just for Florida foreclosures.