It took a few days but the jury came back Guilty As Charged. Congressman Traficant was found guilty of all 10 federal charges he faced, including racketeering, bribery and fraud. The jury also ordered him to forfeit $96,000 in ill-gotten gains. Never known for being a gentleman . . . “Outside court, Traficant angrily said [...]
On deck for Friday: Why Paleos and libertarians get on my nerves How government can fight spam Two types of freedom? and much much more . . .
Jonah Goldberg over at The Corner on National Review Online reveals why he is not blogger material. Quote: Writing for free is like illegal steel-dumping, it may be good for the larger economy but it screws me, so I am against it Tongue-in-cheek I know but revealing nonetheless. Note: I will write for free but [...]
It was a gorgeous day out on the course- high 70′s and clear skies. I played with three nice strangers including a 14 yearl old who was better than me!@#!@#$!! I was playing my usual up an down golf swinging between pars and double boggies but I had a great time. Life is good.
I am now off to try an play some afternoon/evening golf. There is a golf course by my house that lets you play for $10 after 5pm as many holes as you can get in before dark. I am hoping to get in at least nine. I love America!
Well, I am regretfully back from the Columbus Clippers game. What a beautiful day! The Clippers pulled out a loss but made it interesting with a rally in the ninth. Drew Henson played well a couple of hits and some nice glove work. It was interesting though to see Henson in a “Buckeye’s” uniform. Why [...]
I am off to watch the Columbus Clippers and enjoy lunch onthis beautiful day. I report back on how Drew Henson is doing in baseball . . .
Interesting report from the BBC News on Using the net to catch junk mail. Looks like a company is working on a system that has the potential to really cut out Spam without stopping legitimate email. There may be hope yet. I still think government can and should act but that is another post . [...]
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The davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo is going to need a serious weld job. Apprently, poor planning and inadequate inspections let a minor problem develop into a major one as “cooling water from the reactor leaked from nozzles on the reactor head; boric acid, which is mixed into the water to control the nuclear [...]