As Big Daddy liked to say: mendacity , she-e-e-er mendacity . This is why eBay is so popular. You just can’t trust these big auction houses anymore . . . Tonsure twirl to James Taranto . . . . . Continue Reading »
The meltdown of the UK’s NHS is hitting unbelievable lows. Now, patients with conditions such as asthma and arthritis are being told, “Treat yourselves.” From the story:Instead of going to hospital or consulting a doctor, patients will beencouraged to carry out “self . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one reason—as if people who’ve read my writings needed any more proof—that I’ll never be literary. In his interesting web article , Gerald Rusello quotes Jacques Barzun as saying, “the historian can only show, not prove; persuade, not convince.” I know . . . . Continue Reading »
InsideCatholic.com has a list of predictions for 2008 . Rick Santorum bets that global-warming fever cools, and Ray Flynn calls the November contenders: Clinton vs. McCain. My one prediction for the new year: Oliver Stone will, in fact, be kidnapped in Colombia . This act of terrorism will soon . . . . Continue Reading »
A deeply Christian town has waylaid the Antichrist and postponed the Apocalypse by ditching its area code . “In God We Trust” now has a prominent place on money no one uses . Malaysia has issued a permit allowing Christians and Muslims to share Allah . (Unclear what fees are involved.) . . . . Continue Reading »
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