Dallas Cowboys Release Jerry Jones

IRVING, TEXAS—In an attempt to cut the franchise’s losses and “move forward in a positive direction,” the Dallas Cowboys severed ties with controversial owner Jerry Jones Monday, ending their tumultuous 20-year relationship with the divisive figure. According to sources within the Cowboys organization, the decision to release Jones was influenced by the lack of any [...]

What Happens When I Get Really Angry

This is probably just a coincidence, but I realized my frustration with the current debt ceiling debate, which had been building for months and finally bubbled over the past week or so, has had some severe consequences.  Sorry about that. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has put together this animation of the phenomenon with [...]

Angry protesters descend on mosque

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Angry-protesters-descend-on-mosque-606515.php BRIDGEPORT — About a dozen right-wing Christians, carrying placards and yelling “Islam is a lie,” angrily confronted worshippers outside a Fairfield Avenue mosque Friday. “Jesus hates Muslims,” they screamed at worshippers arriving at the Masjid An-Noor mosque to prepare for the holy week of Ramadan. One protester shoved a placard at a group of [...]

Clearing off the desktop…

…sometimes I fall behind.  So to catch up, I just dump a lot of stuff with short commentary and reboot the browsers so my computer can think again. Here goes… First up is an acknowledgement of the change to Arizona law.  This took away the worst of it, but I’d expect the rest to be [...]

Holy Shit, I Still Have a Website.

My lord, I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook. I’ve neglected my role here, as RPN. My deepest apologies. To catch you up to the story quickly (this would be Chapter 12 for those reading at home), our hero in the story has taken to walking the Earth in order to save it. Which [...]

The World This Week, March 22, 2009

[videos forthcoming] US NEWS People thieving the electrons. Obama: Economy hurts.  Duh. Obama Budget Strategy raises questions. New home construction gets a lift (month-to-month). Small business help on the way. Fed prints money like mad. A couple economists agree that printing money is a good idea…today. China wants a new global currency standard. Palin to [...]

Let’s Start This Off With a Video…

…then I’ll tell you a story about my week. – It was the best of weeks, and it was the worst of weeks. Sunday: My week started with the end of the football season, as noted here. That was a great game and a great night.  I met a friend during the game that asked [...]

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