Not-So-Horrible Thing Happens In Iraq BAGHDAD—In a development Pentagon officials are calling not nearly as horrifying as usual, three car bombs ripped through a Baghdad marketplace Monday, killing fewer than 15 innocent civilians, severely injuring no more than 30, and merely maiming one U.S. soldier. The car bombs, which were detonated by Iraqi insurgents at …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
There’s A Market For More Than One Of These Things?
Remember that goofy USB scented oil burner? Don’t ask me how or why, but I guess the idea must have taken off, because another company is now competing with the original.
Wacky Word Fact Of The Day
Irregardless, the almost universally hated bit of English that it is, is a real word that is recognized by more than one dictionary. But before you start thinking that all those people who ever called you stupid for using it are the dumb ones, consider that the dictionaries that list it actually all but tell …
Nice Going, Ontario!
I figured the voter turnout for last week’s election would be low, but52.7%?!?!?That’s pathetic! All of you who didn’t vote can consider yourselves lucky that those of us who did gave you a government much better than the one you deserve. Hopefully the day never comes when we don’t or can’t. Maybe then you’d feel …
Why Would They Run That?
So the other morning I’m sitting around readingThe Merc,and I notice a mistake. No big deal, newspapers make them all the time. But being the decent citizen that I am, I decide it would be a good idea to email them and let them know just in case nobody else has caught it yet. I …
I Bet He’s Doing A Dance. Well Maybe Not, But I’m Sure He’s Happy Just The Same
It looks like John Wood will be getting his leg back. As strange as this whole thing was, I’m surprised they didn’t wind up working out some sort of joint custody arrangement.
As Long As There Are Rednecks, I’ll Always Have Things To Think About
I can’t decide what the weirdest thing about this story is. Is it that somebody left his amputated leg in a barbecue, that the barbecue in question somehow made it to auction, that the man who bought it decided that he had a money making venture on his hands, or that the 2 are now …
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How Do You Write Up, The Sound Of Your Voice?
So we’re watching a Barenaked Ladies concert on TV right now. It’s been pretty good in case you were wondering, but that’s not the point. After one of the commercial breaks, a message came on the screen that said “closed captioning for this program has been brought to you by…”. It got us both to …
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Eastern Standard Time For A Kick In The Nuts
I nearly committed a homicide this morning. I would have had to take a 7 or 8 hour flight to Europe to do it mind you, but it probably would have been worth it. It’s 4:45 AM and Carin and I are happily sleeping when suddenly the quiet is shattered by the din of a …
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Who Doesn’t Love A Good Country Song?
A group of country music’s biggest stars have a message for terrorists: you can’t hurt America by blowing up New York City. Yes, the full song does actually exist.
