John Moore | September 3, 2005
Two friends of my daughter were tourists in New Orleans. They spent several horrifying days in the SuperDome, and this is her report on a phone call from one, now that they are in a Dallas hotel. Earlier she had gotten alarming text messages while they were in the dome – they didn’t expect [...]
John Moore | March 14, 2005
Every 12 hours, I get an email generated by my office server. It reads:
SUBJECT: Spam Report: Mon, Mar 14 2005 – Zero Spam!
Congratulations… Our server did not detect any spam in your account today!
It seems to me that I get two spam messages on that account every day. There is no way to opt [...]
John Moore | July 31, 2004
My daughter works as a genetic engineer. Now sometimes things come out okay, and other times, well,
John Moore | June 26, 2004
You know, sometimes the craziest ideas come up:
Israeli-made bullets bought by the U.S. Army to plug a shortfall should be used for training only, not to fight Muslim guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers told Army generals on Thursday.
Since the Army has other stockpiled ammunition, “by [...]
John Moore | June 6, 2004
Robert at El Gringo points out that a local union is outsourcing it’s picketing:
Sure, it’s hot, there are no breaks and no opportunity to get lunch. But as immigrant workers, they’re used to toiling long hours for low pay.
“We’ve had much harder jobs,” Hernandez, 38, said while leaning on a tall chair along East Van [...]
John Moore | December 8, 2003
From New York Arts Magazine:
From the pages of the Spanish newspaper El Pais erupted a disturbing anecdote. Jose Milicua, a noted art-historian, uncovered evidence that “anarchist” forces used modern art to torture prisoners during the Spanish Civil War. Oh, the Horror! Art was misused in the Spanish Civil War! Sane people are more concerned with [...]
John Moore | September 22, 2003
From the Arizona Republic:
The ear-blasting takeoffs of military fighter jets at suburban Scottsdale Airport have residents buzzing and city officials flying off.
That’s the sound of people who fight and die for their benefit!Nearby airport neighbor Nick Luongo said his wife was taking a shower when some of the fighter jets passed overhead.
“They scared the living [...]
John Moore | August 29, 2003
We all knew that the California Governor recall race would provide some comedy, but who expected it to come from Lt. Gov. Gray Cruz Bustamonte? We thought that his primary claim to fame is his membership in the Mexican KKK.
But no… he’s deeper than we thought! Apparently wanting to out-do Gray Davis’ electrical blackouts, [...]
John Moore | July 25, 2003
What IDIOT called in the morticians for Uday and Qusay?
He or she has all the brains of a fireplug, and deserves the appropriate treatment from every passing dog!
It was going so well. They were following my advice, albeit taking too long.
First they provided pictures.
Then they showed the bodies.
But I guess I wasn’t precise enough [...]