The Transportation Safety Administration linked to an article which detailed the arrest of two men trying to hunt on the Pittsburgh Airport's property: A father and son -- one of them decked out in full camouflage and carrying a 12-gauge shotgun -- were caught trying to sneak onto the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport on …
Next Time, Try SSH of an ISO
Chances are, most of you have no idea what the title of this posting means. But a few people in the United Kingdom (may not be united for much longer) need to learn that meaning quickly when moving their CD-ROM's around, as now they have lost two of them with the confidential data of half …
Goats Get Grade Of A-Plus
The city of Chattanooga, TN, has engaged the services of goats to clean up kudzu, and the goats get a grade of A-Plus. Too bad the politicians can't manage the same thing... The problem here is that the goats are doing what they do best: eating everything that's in front of them. When the politicians …
Dollar Hegemony is Truly Toast
A couple of weeks ago, I commented on the end of dollar hegemony. Many of you doubtless thought I was smoking crack. On a recent visit to the New York area, I got to spend time with my cousin, who works in a Manhattan based hedge fund. Ignorant of the wide variety of cuisine the …
More on The Golden Compass
My piece late last week on The Golden Compass has generated some interesting comment, especially from Mark. First, an interesting follow up. I spent some time talking about the reality of some people's atheism. Atheist Theodore Dalrymple, writing on Sam Harris' site, has also come to the conclusion that being a "pure" atheist is a …
The Bologna Club is On the Move Again
CNN's piece that Some Christian Pastors Embrace Scientology is one of the sorriest developments I've witnessed in a long time. Scientology and Christianity are diametrically opposed in their entire approach to life and eternity. The fact that Christian pastors are seeking help from Scientology is a sign of the desperation that too many Evangelicals (?) …
The God-Hating Liberals and The Golden Compass
It looks like we're "off to the races" again with the impending release of the anti-religious children's film The Golden Compass. Based on the open atheist Philip Pullman's books, the release is beginning to generate the predictable firestorm. Unfortunately, as is the case with much anti-religious (usually anti-Christian, most of these people don't have the …
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When Vision Fails
From Black Swan Trading: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, subprime rears its vicious jaws again; this time in Europe. As reported in Bloomberg this morning, “UBS AG, Europe's largest bank by assets, reported its first quarterly loss in almost five years after declines in the U.S. subprime …
A Fistful of Yuan: The Series Begins
Although blogging has become a big thing for me, I have other sites with more specific interests. But one new feature may have some broader appeal: A Fistful of Yuan, which describes my family business dealings with the People's Republic of China in the early 1980's. With the upcoming Olympics and all of the news …
Israel May Propose Division of Jerusalem
Now that Israel may propose the division of Jerusalem, many evangelicals will panic. With some justification. But it's a reminder to Jew and evangelical alike that, as I noted two years ago, if you're going to take the land, take it. Neither has the stomach for such an adventure, and in part for the same …
Positive Infinity 