Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The current scoop about birthday cake

Utah’s Own Practitioners of the Politics of Resentment

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:29:48 -0800
In a moment of no political drama, Gayle Ruzicka and the Sutherland Institute announced they were opposed to the Common Ground Initiative: Rather than “common ground,” Gayle Ruzicka and the Constitutional Defense of Marriage Alliance are touting “common sense.” And a Salt Lake City-based conservative think tank, The Sutherland Institute, wants Utahns to stand on “sacred ground” instead.“The family is the central unit of society, and so our efforts in this regard are ultimately to protect the tra

Travel (The West Australian)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:40:18 -0800
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says it will suspend some international flights as the worsening global economy takes its toll on travel demand. Flights to India, Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe will be affected, SIA said in a statement.

Imagine winter here 388 years ago

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:33:28 -0800
You’re stuck outdoors in the open for unending hours. The biting cold constantly confronts you, an inescapable object, an undefeatable force swirling around you no matter what direction you turn, what place you face. Turn, turn – keep turning; it slaps your cheeks sharply – not because it seeks to but because you’re in its way. No matter where you are, you’re in its way. You can’t escape it, no matter how badly you might want to.In that regard, my mind wondered back a few centuries. I thought of

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