Monthly Archives: October 2009
Jane Russell, The Temptations
With Hollywood legend Jane Russell providing the pre-dinner entertainment and The Temptations and Ben E King popping up to finish the evening in fine fashion, it was quite a night at Liverpool Cathedral last week. I’ve been remiss – although I’ve got a good excuse as I only got back from Hamburg last night (more … Continue reading
Chasing Amy
I was expecting Chasing Amy to be a heart-tugging story after watching too many times in YouTube the scene where Holden (Ben Affleck’s character) told Alyssa how he can’t stand another day without telling her that he loves her. Watch it below and I tell you, if a guy proposes to you that way, you … Continue reading
Shiloh Pepin Mermaid Girl Dies
Shiloh Pepin, a girl born with a rare condition often called “Mermaid Syndrome,” has died. She was 10-years-old. Shiloh was born with sirenomelia, a condition which caused her legs to be fused from the waist down. The condition is about as rare as conjoined twins and is usually fatal within a day or two of … Continue reading
The Anita Bryant
Liberal humanists make an important distinction between respecting someone’s beliefs, and respecting their right to hold and convey those beliefs. So, for example, when someone holds the noxious belief that it was not the Third Reich that caused the Holocaust, but the US, Britain, and allied powers, as historian David Irving does, the Jeffersonian thing … Continue reading
Carlos Trujillo In Andrew Kissel Murder Trial
Carlos Trujillo’s case was set for jury selection Wednesday but a judge postponed the proceedings after last-minute developments in a related case in light of evolving talks of a plea deal with the co-defendant, Carlos’ cousin Leonard Trujillo. Andrew Kissel was found dead in his backcountry mansion in Greenwich in April 2006, stabbed to death … Continue reading
True Patriot’s Love Costly
Being a Canadian patriot can be tough on the old wallet. At least, that’s Jowi Taylor’s experience. So far, the Torontonian’s effort to bring us Canucks together has cost him a cool $80,000. Taylor has made headlines by spearheading the construction of a guitar the so-called Voyageur using 67 tidbits representing aspects of Canadian history. … Continue reading
Bob Griese Nascar Comment
Bob Griese had something of a senior moment today during today’s Ohio State – Minnesota college football game that was broadcast on ESPN when he made a somewhat racist comment about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya (who isn’t even Mexican he’s in fact Columbian): Chris Spielman (during a promo for the Martinsville NASCAR event): “Where’s … Continue reading