Folly Watch

Private Folly, Public Price

Logic would have it that Portola Road in Irvine would connect to Portola Road in Lake Forest.

The Truth Behind Iraq

It's because of our secret alliance with aliens that we're in Iraq and we gotta be there to keep the Stargate from opening.

10.5 and 200

This fanciful idea of California falling into the sea trumps the public interest over the reality of the flooding of our lowlands all over the world.

More on Religious Tolerance

When statements about tolerance are couched in "We won't be able to win this one without them" you send the message that what matters most is the winning of the election, not the principles.

Religious Tolerance

For all their talk about tolerance, what are Patrick and Kevin doing to support the Christian Left?

One Year Ago

Fundamentalist political correctness has not disappeared.

It wasn't a mistake, it was one

Just when you think they've exhausted all the ridiculous statements they could make, they come up with a foul ball that is way out past the cornfield, into the badlands.

Michael Dukakis and 2004

Where was Dukakis's rage? Why didn't he tell the reporter off?

My Sky Marshal is Tougher than Yours

What will happen when their sky marshals open fire on our sky marshals or vice versa?

America Invaded by the Gullible

Where we reject the word of the border vigilantes out of hand, we all too eagerly accept without question the word of those whose authority derives from nothing other than their office stationary.

I Predicted an Earthquake!

My prediction came to pass.

Orange Alert

Is Bush so insecure about his popularity ratings that he's trying to upstage the news that on Thursday Christ was born in Bethlehem 2003 years ago?

Reaganidolatry

It's Howdy Doody Time!

Sharon Smith 2

It doesn't say much for Old Nipper's ability to face a crisis if he loses it and points at the victim where nudity is involved.

Sharon Smith: Fair and Balanced

Resigning over the distribution of this photo is no more called for than resigning because of a particularly bad photo kissing a baby or an editorial cartoon which skewers the target aptly.

For Sale on eBay: One Soul

Does eBay just want its share of what skeptics call the Snake Oil market?

Pessimistic Libertarians and the Libertine Fly Trap

I spent part of this evening talking about "what to do about the world" with a fellow who I guess was a left-leaning libertarian or so he thought. He admitted that he didn't "trust other people with his freedom".

Running to Lynn's Defense
There's an angry white male attacking Lynn over at her blog who has styled her as a "manhater" and a...

No More Pink Flamingos at Buckingham Palace?

If I were Elizabeth 2, I wouldn't invite this boor back to my house.

I joined!

Void where prohibited (coming soon in the United States as soon as they repeal the First Amendment!)

Orange Sun over The Orange

Enroute to Barnes and Noble for a writing discussion, a fire truck came out of the station on El Toro. The line of cars I was in froze. We all turned to look....

Compassionate Conservatism? Ha!

Yes, I am sure that a recently laid off industrial worker making $35,000 a year (the supposed family average for the United States -- poverty level for a family of four living in metropolitan California) is going to jump at the chance to pick grapes and lettuce for much less.

International Date Rape

La Belle France is right to keep her legs crossed here.

Past Lives and Reincarnation

Eighteen years ago when I was out of work and searching for answers, I invested in a "past life regression".

Albert Schweitzer and Britney Spears?!

But it brings me back to an "overwhelming question" and you don't have to ask "What is it?" because I am going to tell you: in all our cultural criticism of sex sirens, what are we doing focusing on what the women do rather than on what men want?

Britney Spears Revisited

I owe Britney Spears an apology for what I said the other day. She did not deserve to be called a whore.

Hunting Confirmed?

Living in this world of violence pornography, surrounded by men who love it, can we really say that she is making a fully informed choice?

The Future....

"I am sick and tired of you imposing your morals on the rest of us. Everyone should have the right to live the lifestyle he or she chooses."

Hunting Women

Civil libertarian that I am, allowing as I do the expression of many bizarre practices as long as they do no harm to those involved, I must scream that willing or not, this harms not only the woman who runs but all women.

The Good Die Young

Everyone is celebrating Bob Hope's 100th anniversary. Except for one lone Orange County Weekly reporter and myself.

Blaspheming Jesus

Jewish Conspiracy?

What happened? Did George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, and the Queen convert?

Fifty Dollars A Day!

"Fifty dollars!" cried I. "Why Bin Laden is heavily in your debt!"

I'm Talented, I'm Republican, and I Won the Swimsuit Contest, too

How sad that they make the price of a woman's activism contempt for her looks if they don't toe the party line.

Definition of Religious Fanaticism
A religious fanatic is someone who insists that when a person of another faith says "Do unto others as you...

May Day

Americans don't get drunk on May Day. They hold off until Memorial Day when the object appears to be to fill the graves with new corpses so that their relatives will have a reason to visit them next Memorial Day.

Premature Monuments

When the present American system of government falls (and is replaced by a more democratic one), one of the first act of the new must be to erase all the names that were bought by wealthy lobbyists, especially of these living devils who set the stage with their appointments and their policies for the present era of war and terrorism.

Politically Correct Easter

Lynn and I suggested that instead of spewing out "Happy Resurrection Sunday", they just say like the Orthodox do "Christ is Risen".

Faux News Reports

Anorexic Actresses

We, the popcorn eating masses, are indirectly responsible for this, because of the reward we grant to those movies in which the actresses appear. It's not that we think sickingly thin is a good thing: we want people on the screen to look normal.

Choke and Wheeze

My poor friend winnie showed up at the IRC #travel channel yesterday and immediately got teased about being a ghost because we hadn't seen her for days.

And You Thought the Starrish Inquisition Was Out of Hand....

Could you imagine this rumor in the United States, with the possible tweak of the rumor that Bill Clinton was trading blood for oil?

Technical Leadership

The idea of technical leadership that some hold in their minds can prove fatal to corporate health.

Prostitution without Pay

It isn't stupidity: it's poverty that drives the numbers.

Don't Tell John Ashcroft About This

I do wish trees wouldn't involve me in their sex lives.