Minority Thought Pattern

Written by a former NFL player and now pastor who happens to be Black, this piece says a whole lot about why Rush Limbaugh wasn't allowed to buy a small piece of an NFL team. And it says a whole lot about what many of the leaders like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and others who use the victim mentality to keep their power at the expense of the ones they're supposedly serving.

Healthcare insurance ideas that make sense

Here's another opinion piece about a healthcare plan that makes sense. It's unfortunate that the congresscritters currently working on numerous plans haven't figured out that less is better. They're trying to kill a gnat on a glass dish with a sledge hammer without breaking the dish. All we need is to cover the most catastrophic cases of healthcare needs and then let people shop for their own, everyday needs. Then we won't have to worry so much about rationing, death panels, or anything else since the most catastrophic cases will be covered and the marketplace would take care of everything else.

Oddly enough this article came from the New York Times. I hope it becomes a more widespread idea with broader coverage.

Natural Gas bubbling up everywhere?

It seems that the energy crisis may have now been averted according to this article. Apparently engineers have figured out new ways to extract natural gas, thus increasing the amount of recoverable reserves to levels never before imagined. Some time ago, I posted a link to another article saying that the earth itself is creating this natural gas along with oil, that it's not some kind-of result of dinosaurs remains. If both articles are accurate, it looks like we don't need to worry about long-term energy needs unless these environmental wackos can convince governments that climate change is real, then we're all in trouble.

Wait a minute, there's a sun?

Talking to the global warming/climate change alarmists, you'd think the only reason the earth is as warm as it is, is because humans polluted it so much that now it's becoming too warm. However, apparently there are some variables that they may have missed in their calculations, like the sun for example. The amount of energy released by the sun varies too, like with sunspots. Recently we've been going through a very low minimum of sunspot activity, coincidentally corresponding with a general cooling of the planet. I guess that may be why the catchphrase has changed from global warming to global climate change.

Found? A Chupacabra

Well, if it is really a new creature and not just a mangy coyote, someone claims to have found one that was poisoned. He says he's going to mount it as a conversation piece.

Edit: An article with pictures.

A hero in more ways than on the football field

This kid who apparently is pretty good on the football field, also possibly saved the lives of a busfull of kids. I think he deserves all the recognition he can get.

Beware the taxman!

I have nothing to hide from the taxman but that doesn't mean I go posting a lot of information about myself online either. However, based on this article, it appears that the IRS has been getting more creative about tracking down tax deadbeats by using social networking sites. Even if someone doesn't have a Facebook or MySpace page, they often still post in other places all over the internet and can be found with a little bit of creative Google searching.