Archive - Natural Disasters

You Can Go Repack Your Bags

My first bad experience with the TSA was in Austin, TX while heading home from a holiday trip.  It was 5 am, the line was almost out the door, and I was very low on my egg McMuffin intake, so I was understandably cranky.  After waiting about 90 minutes to get to the xray machine [...]

Too Good to Pitch?

A nine year old boy in Connecticut has been told he is simply ‘too good’ to pitch in their local youth baseball league.  Here is an excerpt from the story according to ESPN.com:
“The right-hander (Jericho Scott) has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League [...]

Police Receive Medals For Raiding Wrong House

August 11 1 Comment Category: Karma, Natural Disasters, News

Last year in Minneapolis, eight officers with SWAT training raided a home that was allegedly connected to a major drug operation.  Upon entering the home there were shots fired at the officers by the homeowner, Vang Khang.  Acting out in self defense, Mr. Khang, who thought he was being robbed, began firing shots at the [...]

Pay for What You Weigh

I read an interesting article the other day titled, “The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets“, written by Newsweek. The article brings up a lot of good points about our carbon footprint, pointing out the fact that our carbon footprint is different depending on our body size. In the article the [...]

A Poodles Rant

Dear Ignorant Woman at the Park,
Butterfinger and I were walking our two dogs along the cement walk, minding our own business, following park regulations, and chatting about life, when your vicious poodle decided to charge 20 feet from your little tent party. Not only did the dog run at us like a wild banshee, it [...]