Storms Vary With Cycles, Experts Say – New York Times

Storms Vary With Cycles, Experts Say – New York Times
Can we give a rest to the ‘global warming is pumping hurricanes’ nonsense??

WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Local News

WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Local News
Up to the minute text blog of New Orleans if you want to keep up. Things are looking really bad now that the flooding has picked up…

Steve’s Hockey Corner

Another of the uncertainties going into the new NHL season that heightens the anticipation.
Andreychuk re-signs with Tampa. It is somehow rewarding to see players older than ME still in the NHL.
Heatly, Hossa swap teams. A fascinating move, benefitting both teams. I feal for the guy, but one could look at [...]

Back

Back from vacation and digging out. Posting to resume soon…

Misc…

I am on vacation until Tuesday, so updates will be even more sporadic than before. My wife and I are going to Columbus, OH for a getaway, and then I have a family organized poker tournament in Toledo on Sunday.
Speaking of poker…I finished Harrington on Hold ‘Em Volume 1, and I’m certain it is [...]

Stupid.com: Screaming Scream Pillow

Stupid.com: Screaming Scream Pillow
Gotta get one of these…

Lance Armstrong

Amrstrong Responds.
I don’t really follow cycling, but this story has one element I can’t ignore: The French.
Every year, since Armstrong began to dominate the Tour, I’ve tuned in and followed the print reports to see him win again. There is something satisfying about watching an American dominate a sport the Europeans love, particularly when [...]

Fact Checking the NYT

Jack Kelly actually called a military source quoted in the NYT on a recent story about body armor. It seems the Times report was a bit of spin.
Colonel Thomas Spoehr is annoyed with New York Times reporter Michael Moss, for what I think is a good reason.
Spoehr is the director of materiel for [...]

The View From The Top

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The Religious Policeman

The Religious Policeman
New blog for the blogroll. Good stuff.

First Principles

First Principles
Awhile back I suggested that I wanted to write a series of posts about why I believe as I do. I want to offer it as an explanation of core values, and why I tend to support the Right while attacking the Left. The various versions of this Blog have seen [...]

CaffeineWeb: NASA Study

CaffeineWeb: NASA Study
For all you coffee addicts out there…

What I’m Reading

and….

Odd couple. I’ve been eyeing this Copleston History of Philosophy series for some time (nine volumes!). It seems like a comprehensive and exhaustive (exhausting?) series, and I’ve always felt that my grounding in western thought was incomplete. I blame it on the public school system, but I am free to correct it, [...]

Senator Reid Has Stroke

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Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid had a mild stroke this week. Certainly glad to hear it was minor and he seems fine.
While I go after him and his party, I certainly don’t wish any serious medical conditions on anyone.

Nanotube sheets come of age

Nanotube sheets come of age
This is HUGE! Watch the video…you are actually witnessing production of a strip on nanotubes. They aren’t unrolling it…they are MAKING it.
UPDATE – I was musing on this some more, and while I don’t know if it is strong enough to make a Space Elevator, I was curious about [...]

Travesty

ESPN.com – NHL – Photo 841685
WHAT IS THIS?!
(click on ‘Prev’ and you’ll see more photos)
Is this really hockey? Can they call it something else?

Someday I Have To Do Something…

local6.com – News – Company Plans Video-Playing Tombstones
My brother and I have this ‘gift’ (more like a curse) to come up with really interesting business ideas, but failing to do anything about them. It is routine for us to have an idea, then see someone else do it within five years. Obviously, we [...]

Steve’s Hockey Corner

ESPN.com – NHL – Buccigross: NHL marketers, lend me your ears
Bucci loves the game. He’s got great ideas (except larger nets) and entertaining articles. I’d LOVE to see an NHL commercial during the SuperBowl. NHLers playing in the Olympics could be the focus.
Transactions:
Leafs lose Mogilny. He signs again with the Devils.
Lightning lock [...]

Stampede!

Va. Laptop Sale Turns Into a Stampede – Yahoo! News
In the absence of meaningful blogging, I feel I should at least provide some basic entertainment links…

Rage

This is simply unbelievable.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently found that the city’s original seizure of private property was constitutional under the principal of eminent domain, and now New London is claiming that the affected homeowners were living on city land for the duration of the lawsuit and owe back rent. It’s a new definition of [...]