It’s official! John Derbyshire says so… Trouble is, Jesus was not a philosopher. The Bible is full of inspiration and spiritual insights, but as a handbook for conducting worldly affairs, it needs to be taken with a dash of, well, … Continue reading →

Took the family to the fireworks on Tuesday and I was dying for a pee. When I got back, I felt so relieved that I shouted Hooray, pee! at the top of my lungs. Jazz immediately shouted back Pee? Brilliant!

One of the great things about the World Cup is that the standard of the commercials goes sky high – much better than the superbowl commercials, sorry. Who can forget the Brazilians playing football in the airport in ’98 ? … Continue reading →

The numbness thing reminds me of when Dylan was about 6 and he lent his game boy to a little mexican girl and she erased the pokemon game that had taken him about 4 weeks to get to. While he … Continue reading →

I am gonna make this part of my world cup tradition. For 10 or 15 minutes after England get knocked out of every world cup from now on, I just wanna be numb. Special thanks to Mark (1990), Kevin (1994), … Continue reading →

A big part of the funeral experience comes from the comforting traditions. Continue reading →

I found it extremely shocking to hear various American commentators speaking, during the world cup, in support of diving (Balboa), professional fouls (Lalas and Wynalda), time-wasting (Balboa again), deliberate handball and various other offenses that I had always considered to … Continue reading →

Happily for the rest of us. The would-be-flag-burners and the would-be-flag-burner-banners cancel each other out. Except in the Senate. Unhappily.

Despite the best efforts of Frist, Feinstein et al, the US narrowly avoids joining the ranks of Iran, China, Cuba and other countries that ban flag burning. Scott Adams says it best . His idea for a company that makes … Continue reading →