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Error-Plagued History Book publisher Bypasses Legislative Review
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A year after Virginia overhauled its review process to improve the quality of textbooks used in public school classrooms, the publisher whose error-plagued history books helped spur the change is refusing to submit its offerings for state Department of Education scrutiny. The Washington Post says Five Ponds Press plans to introduce…
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Tip Thy Waiters Well
I have never been a waiter, bellhop, soda jerk, or anyone who accepts less pay for honest work relying on the goodwill of patrons for tips. These folks have my undying respect, and thanks for putting up with the millions of irrational customers who cannot tell a rare steak from a piece of foam rubber.…
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Turkey Day Humor
Thanks Giving is a time of fun and fellowship. Its a time of turkey, dressing, football, and beer. its also the time when the best and baudy lines can be used from our relatives and all we can say is “Yep, there goes Grandpa again.” Things you can only say on Thanksgiving day! 1. Talk…
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Obama Goes to Heaven
Yes I know that people are militant about Barak Obama. He is the change, the light ,and the most awesoem president we as citizens have had. But you have got to admit that this joke here is funny. I heard it from an Obama supporter. Having arrived at the Gates of Heaven, Barrack Obama meets…
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Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth, new U.S. study finds
This new study looked at 320,350 women who had two singleton pregnancies between 1989 and 2005. Of these, 2,483 women (0.78%) had experienced infant death in the first pregnancy, while the remaining 317,867 women had an infant in their first pregnancy who survived the first year of life. Within the study population, 1,347 cases of…
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Talk Radio Punditry
When listening to the local news talk radio channel, I just asked myself the following question: “Who is this jackass, and why is he being allowed freedom of speech?” I mean I believe in equal rights for everyone, but when your freedom of speech infringes on my rights to liberty and the per suit of…
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Just a little Map
A little girl wanted to know what the united states looked like. Her dad tore a map of the USA from a magazine and cut it into small pieces. He told her to go to her room and see if she could put it together. In a few minutes she returned with the map correctly…
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Three Times Infidelity
An elderly couple was having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wife’s hand in his and said, “Martha, soon we will be married 50 years, and there’s something I have to know. In all of these 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?” Martha replied, “Well Henry,…