Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

Halloween on wheels

It’s no wonder Americans are so fat. Southern states, of course, lead in the percentage of obesity. I don’t know the actual numbers, but you can quote me on that.
I’m amazed at the trend in trick-or-treating these days. Here’s the scenario:
Mom or Dad drive to a neighborhood (or pull out of their driveway and stay [...]

October 29, 2008

Anatomy of a yawn

What is a yawn?
Probably, you’ve never given that question a second thought-and many of you may be thinking who cares? I know that I’d never considered it until recently. But if you’ll remember, I’ve mentioned before that my brain works far faster than my hands, this is probably not one of those times.
I’d bet there [...]

October 27, 2008

Hate speech laws are dangerous

Hate speech is a dangerous thing. And I don’t necessarily mean speaking it.
One of the issues our government (both state and federal) continues to debate is hate crime bills. Fortunately for us, most of the serious ones have been defeated. You can bet they’ll be back, though—bonehead legislators in Arkansas have tried to pass this [...]