One thing is for sure: There has not been in recent memory a U.S. presidential election that witnessed such a large number of people deeply emotionally involved in the contest. Democrats woke up on Wednesday disbelieving that the electorate would keep Bush as the leader of the nation. Republicans were, predictably, ecstatic that despite a relatively bad economy and Iraq spiraling out of control, a majority of Americans chose George Bush as the next president. George now has a mandate to fix the problems he has created. Prayer is probably not going to be an effective solution to the mess in Iraq. Since Islam just like Christianity only recognizes one God, Bush and the insurgent Iraqis are effectively praying to the same god. As far as I can tell, the Iraqis seem to pray at least as much as George Bush and the American public. Hence trying to outpray the opposition does not seem to be a very promising strategy . If you want to write your own post-election editorial, here is a funny start.
Continue Reading“I don’t make jokes. I just watch government and report the facts.”
Continue ReadingI hesitated to publish this story under the rubrik of humor; but there is something ‘awefully’ funny about it. The lesson seems loud and clear: When your doctor says you are terminally ill, do go and seek a second opinion
By JIM MALONE AS TOLD TO PAIGE WILLIAMS
Nearly eight years ago, just after Christmas in 1996, I tested H.I.V.-positive while I was on vacation in Los Angeles. I had gone to the E.R. with chest pains. They did the regular blood work and asked if I minded an H.I.V. test. I didn’t expect it to come back positive, but it didn’t surprise me when it did. My partner had passed away from AIDS. Before that I had been partying for about—well, I’ll be 60 on the 4th of July, so you do the math. Still, I felt as if somebody had hit me in the head with a baseball bat. I took the test results back home to Hayward, Calif., and gave them to my doctor at the V.A. clinic. He treated me for H.I.V. for the next seven and a half years.
Continue ReadingIt may have been a Freudian slip, but Albert at least is honest. Albert published photos from his wedding, but left himself the option that one day he will add some pictures from his second, third or fourth wedding to his website.
See for yourself at Albert’s Homepage
Realism and Romance, are they a good pair?
Continue ReadingBritney Spears, After a Dip Into Marriage, Is Free for Whatever Future May Hold
By LOLA OGUNNAIKE
Forlorn men around the world can breathe a collective sigh
of relief. Britney Spears is one step closer to being
available again.
Confirming reports that her marriage to a childhood friend
early Saturday morning in Las Vegas might not last forever,
a spokesman for the Clark County District Court in Nevada
said yesterday that Ms. Spears had filed a request for an
annulment that morning.
The request was made on the grounds that “plaintiff Spears
lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she
was incapable of agreeing to the marriage.”
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