This is the current affairs archive.12 Mar 2022Two years into the pandemicIt's not over!14 Mar 2021One year into the pandemicIt's been a year. Let's see how we did.31 Dec 2020DOOMRIP to a real one.11 Nov 2020The Republican PartyRepublicans have a really obvious tell when they’re lying about their opponents.11 Oct 2020The west coast firesQuick, without googling it, are the west coast wildfires still happening?10 Oct 2020I’ve been thinking about this electionI’ve been too busy to write, but that doesn't mean things aren’t on my mind.2 Jun 2020Black lives matterWe can't fix a 401-year problem overnight, but we've got to start somewhere. I think we have gotten started.26 May 2020On restarting a blog in the age of coronavirusI think I figured out why I’ve suddenly got the urge to start maintaining this site again. It’s not a great reason.1 Apr 2005What a week!R.I.P. Frank Perdue7 Nov 2004A gigantic surprise!So the election was very likely a fraud. Big surprise.28 Oct 2004Bad stuff in Scranton?This is just lovely.10 Jun 2004Top of the chartsI was inspired by a story I read on Yahoo! News about pro-war country songs, so I decided to write something.21 Aug 2003What’s up with French people?Seriously, they’re projecting over 13,000 heat-related deaths in France from this heat wave.21 Aug 2003Who you gonna call?Hey kiddies, CNN.com is reporting that U.S. forces in Iraq have captured the ghost of Chemical Ali.15 Aug 2003Blame Canada!Well, there was no mass looting and rioting during the blackouts — except in Canada.30 Jul 2003You so funny!Apparently I was quoted in a news article, talking about the former Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Said al-Sahaf.7 Apr 2003Al-SahafI have to say that Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Information Minister gets the Illtron award for best comedy.4 Apr 2003Love CNN; not so crazy about CNN.comLast night, I watched the CNN crew embedded with the 3-7th infantry find and give medical assistance to a wounded Iraqi soldier near Saddam International Airport.21 Mar 2003Shock and aw yeah!The shock and awe has begun.21 Mar 2003Shock and awe?All right, so this war hasn’t been exactly chock full of the shock and awe that we were promised.21 Mar 2003The war on TVAs a journalist who has never been employed as such, I find it hard to watch this war on TV and think about it as an American.20 Mar 2003WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1This war’s not going to be over until it starts.17 Mar 2003It’s March 17… you know what that means!It’s time to blow up Iraq!28 Feb 2003Why is everyone else stupid?Danielle alerted me to this gem.17 Feb 2003Wow, North KoreaOK, everybody knows that the guy with the big hair in North Korea is nuts.30 Jan 2003Think about thisHave you seen these people?6 Jan 2003Please help Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein needs your help.31 Dec 2002This is waaaaay overdueI know that plenty of people complain that laws like this one violate their rights, but I really don’t give a damn what they think.27 Nov 2002They’re everywhereSo did you hear the one about the stupid people?20 Nov 2002Why I complain about peopleI like to use my site as a way of bitching about other people and how stupid they are.23 Aug 2002When I’m 114…My best friend in the whole wide world, CNN.com, tells me that the oldest living American died at age 114.16 Aug 2002Something truly awfulI hate to have to do this, but it’s come to it.9 Aug 2002Saddam Hussein is a douchebagEveryone knows Saddam Hussein is a nut. But have you ever heard the rumors that the guy’s got like a 180 IQ?
11 Nov 2020The Republican PartyRepublicans have a really obvious tell when they’re lying about their opponents.
11 Oct 2020The west coast firesQuick, without googling it, are the west coast wildfires still happening?
10 Oct 2020I’ve been thinking about this electionI’ve been too busy to write, but that doesn't mean things aren’t on my mind.
2 Jun 2020Black lives matterWe can't fix a 401-year problem overnight, but we've got to start somewhere. I think we have gotten started.
26 May 2020On restarting a blog in the age of coronavirusI think I figured out why I’ve suddenly got the urge to start maintaining this site again. It’s not a great reason.
10 Jun 2004Top of the chartsI was inspired by a story I read on Yahoo! News about pro-war country songs, so I decided to write something.
21 Aug 2003What’s up with French people?Seriously, they’re projecting over 13,000 heat-related deaths in France from this heat wave.
21 Aug 2003Who you gonna call?Hey kiddies, CNN.com is reporting that U.S. forces in Iraq have captured the ghost of Chemical Ali.
15 Aug 2003Blame Canada!Well, there was no mass looting and rioting during the blackouts — except in Canada.
30 Jul 2003You so funny!Apparently I was quoted in a news article, talking about the former Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Said al-Sahaf.
7 Apr 2003Al-SahafI have to say that Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Information Minister gets the Illtron award for best comedy.
4 Apr 2003Love CNN; not so crazy about CNN.comLast night, I watched the CNN crew embedded with the 3-7th infantry find and give medical assistance to a wounded Iraqi soldier near Saddam International Airport.
21 Mar 2003Shock and awe?All right, so this war hasn’t been exactly chock full of the shock and awe that we were promised.
21 Mar 2003The war on TVAs a journalist who has never been employed as such, I find it hard to watch this war on TV and think about it as an American.
20 Mar 2003WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1This war’s not going to be over until it starts.
17 Feb 2003Wow, North KoreaOK, everybody knows that the guy with the big hair in North Korea is nuts.
31 Dec 2002This is waaaaay overdueI know that plenty of people complain that laws like this one violate their rights, but I really don’t give a damn what they think.
20 Nov 2002Why I complain about peopleI like to use my site as a way of bitching about other people and how stupid they are.
23 Aug 2002When I’m 114…My best friend in the whole wide world, CNN.com, tells me that the oldest living American died at age 114.
9 Aug 2002Saddam Hussein is a douchebagEveryone knows Saddam Hussein is a nut. But have you ever heard the rumors that the guy’s got like a 180 IQ?