Have we hit a cultural rock bottom?

Can we agree that we have to be close to rock bottom as a culture? LADY GAGA ‘gives birth’ to alien life forms in startling scenes from her new video. The lengthy seven-minute promo to comeback single Born This Way features the singer in stirrups, simulating labour on the planet G.O.A.T. Then an array of…

Mad Mullahs to Boycott London Games?

Why? Because in their warped little paranoid theocratic minds, the London Games logo spells…wait for it…no, wait for it…   …Zion. They know this because? The Internet says so: “As internet documents have proved, using the word Zion in the logo of the 2012 Olympic Games is a disgracing action and against the Olympics’ valuable…

Rule 5 – Britney/Brittany

OK. I admit it. I’m a closet Glee fan. A gleek. I like the music… The actors and actresses are talented and not hard on the eyes. And thus, we have a Rule 5 tribute to Heather Morris  who portrays Brittany S. Pierce…

A Report Card…

Over the past few weeks, weeks comprised of several notable domestic and international events – from the Safeway shootings in Arizona in January to the bloody unrest in Egypt and Libya. I have been thinking about what we have learned as Americans about ourselves and our country over the past few years. I’ve watched carefully…

From The Right Reverend Robby

All Saints Community Church / New Building I wanted to write and let everyone know what God has been doing at All Saints here in Panama City Beach. We have seen God move in many lives this past year and we are looking forward to a great 2011. One the great miracles that God has…

Voting “Present” in the Middle East

Mahmood I’mADinnerJacket and the Mad Mullahs are getting a little taste of what the Egyptian people whipped up for Mubarak. Iran’s Forces Battle Protests Nationwide For a second time in a week, Iran’s opposition drew tens of thousands of supporters to the streets across the nation on Sunday calling for the end to the Islamic…

The Jasmine (revolution) is blooming in China

From the WSJ: Chinese authorities detained dozens of political activists after an anonymous online call for people to start a “Jasmine Revolution” in China by protesting in 13 cities—just a day after President Hu Jintao called for tighter Internet controls to help prevent social unrest. Only a handful of people appeared to have responded to…

Columbia Students Heckle War Hero

Disgusting… From the New York Post: Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. “Racist!” some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff sergeant awarded the Purple Heart after being shot 11 times in a firefight in northern…

A little guessing game…

I lightly edited the following to preserve the mystery but here’s the question – when do you think this was written? Last summer, I dined on Long Island with a fairly representative company of my compatriots. During the meal, we talked a little about current affairs – extremely little because nobody knew on what charges…

Nessie found?

Bownessie, the mythical younger and less famous sea monster of Britain’s Lake Windermere, who lives in the shadow of her northern neighbor, the fabled Loch Ness monster, may have been spotted today. Two 20-something Brits told the U.K.’s Daily Mail that they spotted three or four mysterious humps emerge from the water while they were…

Madison Mine Massacre?

Richard Trumka, Chief Union Thug, quoted in People’s World: Politicians like Republican Gov. Scott Walker “want to take away our freedom,” Trumka told the roaring, sign-waving crowd. “We won’t give it to you, governor, and you can’t take it away from us,” Trumka said. People’s World describes themselves as: The People’s World / Mundo Popular…

Planes, trains and automobiles…well, mostly trains.

Here in Florida, we are in the middle of something that is happening in other states with Republican leadership. We are refusing federal money. Newly elected governor, Rick Scott, refused $2.4B of money for a high speed train from Tampa to Orlando, a distance of 85 miles (a cost of $28.2 million per mile). This…

This week in history…

They say that timing is everything. This week was a shining example of that. Several notable contributions to modern life had their anniversary during this time period. Sunday – In 1979 Charles Chidsey received a patent for a male baldness solution Monday – In 1854 Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson patented a firearm Tuesday –…