Snake Bytes
Archive for July, 2005
Friday, July 29th, 2005
From day one of the Simpering Simian's administration, Senator Bill Frist has walked lock-step alongside his master. Suddenly, the good doctor has changed his mind on the issue of stem-cell research funding. What led to this abrupt about face?
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Considering all the recent attacks by pit bulls lately, my opinon is that owning one is like have a loaded gun sitting on the coffee table. But there is no excuse for this. Whoever did this, needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Posted by Michael in Read the Lede | Comments Off
Friday, July 22nd, 2005
I knew there was a reason I never banked at Wells Fargo. Recent security lapses at Wells Fargo may have exposed the information of as many as 700,000 customers. Now they're looking to make a huge profit by charging customers for a service that will help safeguard them from the potential ID theft that could occur thanks that same lax security. How screwy is that?
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Read the Lede | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
The feds with the a Canadian (pre same-sex marriage) assist, busted a smuggling tunnel operation near the northern border. They were planning to smuggle pot, not people, so don't get concerned about an influx of "illegals" from Canada just yet.
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Read the Lede | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
The Simpering Simian has decided to announce who his Supreme Court nominee will be. That should provide a nice distraction fromt he leak story. Maybe people will even forget it ever happened. Just like the missing WMD's and Osama bin Laden.
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Friday, July 15th, 2005
Last year, Ahnold vetoed a bill designed to limit the use of dietary supplements by high school athletes. Now we find out that while he was vetoing that legislation, he was receiving a percentage of the advertising revenue from two body-building magazines. Supplement manufacturers account for the majority of the advertising for both publications. So how is this not a conflict of interest or unethical?
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Thursday, July 14th, 2005
I've heard and read quite a bit about RFID technology that many retailers are hot to adapt. I have the same concerns that many privacy rights advocates do. But one thing I never considered was the potential religious implications of these things.
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
The drug companies are loading up to spend tons of bucks to pass their version of a discount perscription drug initiative. Their initiative makes participation voluntary, unlike the rival initiative which penalizes companies that don't participate in the program.
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
Looks like the Simpering Simian is going to have to axe his favorite attack dog in order to save face. Meanwhile, Rove's defenders are trying to minimize his trasgression with equivocation.
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Political Observations | Comments Off
Friday, July 8th, 2005
Yesterday was my birthday (number 40!!!) and so we decided to try this little take-out restaurant in the Gourmet Ghetto of Berkeley. The experience was unique and delicious.
(more...)
Posted by Michael in Close to Home | Comments Off