A friend at work has been having trouble sleeping lately. He’s been waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep for a couple of hours. During one of these episodes last…
A friend at work has been having trouble sleeping lately. He’s been waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep for a couple of hours. During one of these episodes last…
I gained 75 lbs in a short period of time after I quit smoking. I’ve had every test in the world, and no one can figure out why. I’m also getting unexplained rashes and staph and yeast skin infections in…
Time to change my lifeAlmost 40, time to wifeRun away from strife Hoping union staysThe endless rollout of daysAnd lame toil, I pray Do I really want this?Societal pressures, Miss?Seal it with a kiss Plow ahead, don’t stopBroken dreams and…
While reading something else (I don’t remember what) last weekend, I found a link to a letter entitled An Insight into Child Porn posted at WikiLeaks. Traffic to the letter was so heavy for the first two days that I…
The decision to circumcise your new baby boy is difficult for many parents. Religious, emotional, naturalistic, societal, hygiene, parental personal motivations, and side-effect concerns are a part of a decision that will affect your child for the rest of his…
The Associated Press reports on the case of a State of Arizona prisoner Marcia Powell, an inmate placed in an unshaded “outdoor detention enclosure” (i.e. cage) for twice as long as regulations dictated and died of heat-related causes the next…
June 22, 2009 Today I had a chat with an ethnic Chinese gentleman who works at the same customer site I do. Our usual habit is to discuss the differences we’ve experienced between cultures. He came from Malaysia, has worked…
Here’s an idea of how much effort it takes to work off common foods via exercise (click it for the large version): Makes you think twice about that extra cookie, eh? Graphic source. ~Riot.Jane
On November 16, 2008, Ruby Cruz was born to Mexican Cirila Baltazar Cruz in a Pascagoula, MI hospital. Two days later, hospital staff filed a report with the state Department of Human Services regarding the Cruz child’s situation. Included in…
That absurd statement came from the mouth of Alan Yaffe, attorney for RJL Entertainment Inc. d/b/a “Cheetah Club,” a strip joint in Corpus Christi, TX. RJL is suing a minor dancer, her parents, and the man accused of abducting the…
Cultural Dissidence 