Author: Mark Draughn
Spookiest. Headline. Ever.
Schwarzenegger to Order Troops to Border Read more
Command Performance: Things That Make My Blood Boil
I am popular with the ladies this week. First there was 17-year old Sammi who likes my photography but thinks I’m creepy. Then, late last night I got some email from a young lady: Hello! Yes, this is strange, I’ve never emailed a random blogger before. Let me just interrupt and say that I get… Read more
First they came for the exothermic chemists…
Here’s something that will keep me awake tonight: The Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts SWAT raids. Their target? A seller of chemistry sets for kids. Between fear of terrorist bombings and fear of meth labs, you can get arrested these days for having Pyrex glassware. Read more
HIV/AIDS and the Avian Flu
In a previous post I linked to a short note about the early days of the AIDS epidemic. It’s well-written, but I’d like to address a side issue that rubs me the wrong way. The author touches on it in her opening sentence: At a time when the mere threat of avian flu or SARS… Read more
Gods, Powers, and Saints of Small Things
Yesterday we went to see the new X-Men movie. The movie was pretty good, but the really amazing part was that we got the closest possible parking space to the theater. The only closer space was handicapped parking. After the movie we went to dinner and this time we got the parking space right in… Read more