A tale of two fortunes…

Hey, buddy, can you spare a dime? Wins $10 million for being the first successful ‘private’ spacecraft venture. vs. Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lotto ticket at a North Texas store is $101 million richer. One ticket sold in Carrollton matched all the winning numbers from Friday night’s drawing: 8, 10, 17, 24 and […]

Kerry says he will fix Mt. St. Helens

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry kept President Bush on the defensive today, telling a Pittsburgh audience that Mr. Bush had allowed the long-dormant volcano Mount St. Helens to erupt on his watch, adding that he would “fix Mount St. Helens once and for all” if elected in November. “When George Bush was elected president, Mount […]

Bedside manner?

Yesterday my son suddenly started complaining of stomach pain. Not just complaining, but lying in a chair and moaning, clutching his abdomen. This is not normal behavior. He has never had stomach pain of any kind. So? We go to the doctor, to the clinic that our HMO or PPO or WhateverO has so that […]