Many times I wonder, "Why do I always get bitten by mosquitos while my friends don't" Especially when I am in Asia, I get billions of mosquitos bites all over while the locals don't. The explanation my mom gives me...
highlighted by JeffHuang | 1 day ago | updated 1 day ago 274 views | 9 comments
So if guns were banned would suicide rates go down? Sorry a wacky idea to think about banning guns!"ATLANTA - The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend...
In a strange throwback to the days when men sealed business deals with a brandy in one hand, a cigar in the other, and their wife waiting for them in another room as they were banned from entering the 'men's...
highlighted by amyjudd | 5 days ago | updated 5 days ago 187 views | 1 comment
Illuminating comment piece by George Pitcher where he explores the idea that the anti-gay brigade of the Anglican community are using it to gain a power base to maybe even set up a splinter Anglican community....
I remember 2002..."It's not about the oil...it's not about the oil...it's not about the oil." No of course, the war in Iraq had nothing to do with access to massive amounts of oil, it was all about finding weapons of...
More of my rants on vacation dangers. Yes, you are thinking..."This could happen anywhere..."Sure, this could happen ANYWHERE. But just look at the negligence and the lackadaisical attitude the Mexican...
I may or may not have slept during my midnight shift at a call center when I was just out of high school...I mean, just because I had access to super comfy chairs and only received one or two calls a night does *not* mean that I would get a full nights sleep and have my day...
Talking about Putin's poor decision making skills or even making jokes about it could get you banned from television in Russia and literally wiped from the screen. Expanding on an unofficial stance to censor any...
The report concluding the state of BBC salaries, once again did not reveal any names of any of the best paid performers. So, no one is wiser as to who takes what from the licence-fee that everyone in the UK has to...
highlighted by desiblitz | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 283 views | 2 comments
"The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military...
Senator Barack Obama linked President Bush and Senator John McCain together yesterday as partners in 'the failed policies' of the last seven years, and said they were fear peddling and fear mongering in their stance...
highlighted by amyjudd | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 158 views | 2 comments
As summer approaches onecan feel the calling of the blue-sky sea and the sandy beaches of Vietnam. The country has in excess of over 3,000 kilometers ofcoastlines, providing excellent location for scuba diving and...
highlighted by tuananh | 7 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 176 views | 1 comment
"Did you know that of the top 5 mobile phone companies in the world now, 2.5 companies are from Asia? If you did not know this information then no problem."
Starlings can tell if you are watching them, according to a study thathas shown for the first time that starlings respond to a human's gaze."Starlings will keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at it....