current events

I do believe that the Great Depression, Drafting, and 911 have things in common.  There are probably like 50,000 thousand of these, but I just thought I would like to get my opinion out there and see if anyone feels the same way.I think that one of the main reasons that President Bush did in fact mention the word "Drafting" was in order to get the young popula  Read More »

Fact: 52% of the California dead are cremated (National Funeral Directors Association).

Fact: A lot of those ashes are scattered in San Francisco Bay.  Read More »

     I believe it to be extremely important to vote. The United States became a country that speaks english as a second language--by one vote. The other language contender was German. Can you imagine how things would be like if we spoke German?  Read More »

California is *still* trying to legalize same-sex marriage, with little hope of success. 

In Sacramento, the California state assembly has approved AB43, legislation which reverses the current prohibition against same-sex marriage.  Read More »

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom may run relatively unopposed as deadlines to file for candidacy will end on August 10 (which, in politics, is rapidly approaching). 

Newsom's scandalous infidelity, announced this past February, has apparently improved his popularity now, especially since he o  Read More »

It seems that everybody in the entire world has their knickers in a twist over Andrew Speaker, the XDR/TB- infected lawyer from Atlanta who went to Europe. I don't claim to be an expert on this case, but it seems to me that it's being blown way out of proportion by the news media for no reason whatsoever. Let me explain.  Read More »

As if Bob Oyster didn't get enough publicity for his stunt raising gas prices to over $4 per gallon to protest Shell, now he's doing just the opposite to say farewell as he closes up shop. 

After reading the headline of the SF Chronicle article, "Drivers Flood SF Gas Station for $2.9  Read More »

I guess that the people of Holland have been running out of ideas for game shows to a greater extent than I had thought possible.  Read More »