Caterpallor , n: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you’re eating.

Ignoranus , n: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.

As you can see on the gauge at right, we had almost 3 inches (7 cm) of lovely, gentle rain fall on us yesterday. For once, the rainfall occ...

We’ve got a very nice rain storm going right now; it’s been raining — often quite hard — since just after midnight last night. On the radar...

If you found this blog because you were looking for Tom Dilatush, the slide rule collector, you’ve found some scribblings by the right guy —...

Doomed, I tell you, we're all DOOMED! Watch this. Then (if you're American) weep for your country.

Here’s England’s experience, in a pithy summary from the London Telegraph : We have, post-Dunblane, what are said to be the toughest gun con...

On Reuters yesterday: KATHMANDU - Snow fell on Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, for the first time in 63 years on Wednesday, stirring excitement...

From Iraqi Konfused Kid : I’m gonna tell you something that all the Iraqis who pretend they’re full of pride and shit don’t tell you, every ...

Last night Debbie attempted to use our microwave oven, and discovered that it didn’t work. Oh, the lights came on, and the turntable turned...

The Democrats' actions don’t match their rhetoric? I know, I know, big freakin' surprise! I can hear the peanut gallery already… ...

A friend passed along this story… One sunny day in 2008, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he’d b...

On Saturday, I chanced to hear a prominent politician say this: If I were running al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 a...

Back in November, I posted a few times about the “fortress” I am attempting to have built (just search for “fortress” at right if you’re int...

Local folks will remember well that on the evening of this past December 1, a local man — Charles Crow — was shot dead on Wisecarver Truck T...

Jonny Dallo was sentenced today to one year in jail for killing Jodi Burnett through his reckless actions. From the San Diego Union-Tribune...

Brought to you by the folks in New York: Run, Hillary, Run! Democrats put this on the rear bumper. Republicans put this on the front bumper....

A few minutes ago, I walked into our kitchen to finish making the cup of tea I’d left brewing there. This is, of course, something that I’v...

A friend’s email brought a smile this morning, as I read through these examples of the wit and wisdom of Will Rogers. Here are some of h...

From a story in the San Diego Union-Buffoon , which, per their normal practice, doesn’t involve any actual investigation — just 'reporti...