Mexico is a very unsafe place these days.  These stories rarely makes the news here, despite the number of casualties (over 3,000 so far thi...

I spotted the chart at right in an article about Hyundai's recent market success – but there's something much more interesting vis...

At right is the Dutch man o'war Abraham Crijnssen during its passage through the East Indies in 1942 (World War II). While we often ...

Via my mom: A  government social worker from Washington, DC recently transferred to the Mountains of Kentucky.  She was on the first tour o...

Here's a great example of the interesting things that happen when you can successfully meld several different sciences and technologies...

I am in complete awe of Scott Adams' ability to find humor in the current business (and technology) world.  As a former (and recovering)...

So says Mark Steyn, in his inimitable fashion .  These golden retriever puppies are being sold by a friend of his.  One sentence in his pup...

Update: Here's a news article on the fire .  If it's accurate, the fire was started by someone burning brush (without a permit, o...

From my mom: We need to start limiting all U.S. politicians to two terms: one term in office and one term in prison. Illinois already has...

Via my mom: A cowboy  appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. 'Have  you ever done anything of particular merit?' St. Peter ...

Via Jim M. (who seems to have a theme going here): A man owned a small ranch near San Antonio.  The Texas Dept of Labor claimed he was not...

Via Jim M.: Earl and Bubba are quietly sitting in a boat fishing, chewing tobacco and drinking beer when suddenly Bubba says, "I th...

Shows us their true goals, that is: the elimination (by death) of all the “infidels” or their conversion to Islam.  The latest from Bekkay ...

The Planck microwave observatory satellite has made it's first observations (see image at right, click to enlarge).  The satellite is ...

Oh, wait – Christian is the lion: And yes, it's for real .

The White House will shelve Bush administration plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move likely to c...

The secret of the sweet sound of a Stradivarius violin is apparently the fungus in the wood : Violins made by the Italian master Antonio Gi...

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