Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Physical Disease Follows Political Disease

"Bacteria, contamination, and a general breakdown of the attention to detail just may be the reason for outbreaks of illness and death on Fiji ... or maybe it is just a coincidence. There is a reason that most all successful governments throughout the world are NOT military....

Australian Government rules out troop withdrawal

"By Maria Hawthorne and Peter Veness February 18, 2007 05:09pm Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email THE Federal Government has ruled out bringing any Australian troops home from Iraq before this year's election. Earlier today newspaper reports...

RUSTY DEMS RELY ON SECRET WEAPON

"Jan 10 - WASHINGTON, DC - The Democrats vowed to pass much of the agenda that got them elected in the ‘first 100 legislative hours’ of Congress and it’s a steady dose of crank, crystal meth and ecstasy that just may let them do it. “When you're in control, the first...

Robert Pirsig Grants Rare Interview

"The Seventies bestseller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was the biggest-selling philosophy book ever. But for the reclusive author life was bitter-sweet. Here, he talks frankly about anxiety, depression, the death of his son and the road trip that inspired a...

Nuke’s Website 2.0 Network of The Week

It was not my intent to politicize this week'€™s selection of WOTW, and frankly, given Tuesday's Republican meltdown, I haven'€™t wanted to spend a lot of time examining political angles, actions, and consequences. I just wanted to take a short break and relax, get some...

Ask Mrs. Riches: Choosing Heirs

"My husband and I, a couple in our 50s, are in the midst of reviewing our estate planning and are trying to decide on heirs. While we have no children of our own, we do have many nephews and nieces, one of whom we are much closer to than the others. She's the youngest of my...