I’m not a deather. I believe he’s dead. I understand why bin Laden was buried at sea, too. Nobody wanted him, not with the headaches it would bring. Those who didn’t want to steal his body would want to desecrate his grave. And the speed of the DNA test is reasonable too, given the resources Read More
Culture
Aboard The Batfish
One of the advantages of traveling the country the way we do is the serendipity we run into. We arrived in the Tahlequah-Muskogee area with little research, less planning, and no real schedule. But the day after we got here, we discovered that the USS Batfish was having a work day to help replace the Read More
The Creeping Illness Called Politics
A friend at Global Affairs posted a rant there that really sums up my feelings quite well as we start gearing up for the next presidential election.
Public Employee Unions
Several states are dealing with collective bargaining issues regarding public employees. The basic idea is that legislatures in some states are in dire financial situations and are looking for any place they can cut expenses. The primary target in several states is collective bargaining agreements with public employees.
Regarding the National Anthem
I’ll admit now that I didn’t watch much of Super Bowl XLV last night, and completely missed the opening theatrics and ceremony. I’ve read some of the critique about Christina Aguilera’s rendition of the National Anthem though, and so searched it out to see what the fuss was about.