Blogging from Phoenix: Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin spent some time today participating via Teleconference with prominent national conservatives, who were assembled in the Virginia countryside spit-balling strategy to rebuild the shattered Republican Party. My confidential source reports the Governor, who was scheduled to be at work today. Stayed home after she was contacted and asked to […]

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The foreclosure crisis continues to strike at American homeowners, something that has produced a new to this generation trend – middleclass homelessness. Add that to the number of lower income people making the shift to from homeowner to homelessness, renters that face eviction due to landlord’s foreclosures, and the number of people who were already […]

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Blogging from Phoenix: In my opinion Madeleine Albright protégée Susan Rice is the odds on favorite to become our next Ambassador to the United Nations. President Elect Obama couldn’t find a more qualified, experienced or better educated individual to step into a post the past administration staffed with diplomats who quite frankly were of GED […]

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“There are a lot of things you can do when you finish a losing campaign. You can sleep for 30 hours straight. You can get drunk. Your can reflect on what went wrong and why your side lost. Or you can immediately dump every unflattering tidbit you know - or think you know - about […]

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There are certain points in history that need constant retelling or they may sadly lose their significance and fade away. The Holocaust is one such event. Even today I have to wonder how many young people are unaware of what took place and how easy it could be to repeat our mistakes if we are […]

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In theaters November 7th 2008
“Get ready to laugh your crack-a-lackin off.”
The sweet smell of sequel success. It is very difficult to pull off a sequel that stays true to the previous film yet has enough originality to hold its own. We can all think of films that have flopped due to trying to bank off […]

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Over 1-1/2 years ago, on February 10, 2007, I posted an article in this blog titled “The Creeping Socialism of Barack Obama”. I’ve had several comments posted, both positive and negative, during all those months and the latest was today (11/6/08). I’d like to share this last comment because both the comment and my reply […]

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That’s right ladies, today you have the day off, at least from cooking. Be sure to inform your hubby or partner of this wonderful event, and sit back, relax, and don’t interfere! I know a lot of men will be resistant to this, but make sure you do not critisize them. After the meal has […]

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Caylee Anthony:
Famous “No-Body” Convictions

The cases of Amanda Hartman, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Richard Crafts and Willie Crain
The case of the little missing three-year-old girl in Florida, Caylee Anthony, has riveted the nation. Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder even though Caylee’s body hasn’t been found. DBKP takes […]

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Farewell Alexandria 
Derek Adie Flower
I rather looked forward to getting a chance to read this book. As the title suggests its mostly set in Alexandria and Egypt. There is intrigue, romance and a war in the middle of it all. The book had the potential to be a literary tour-d’force. Alas, it is a turgid insipid […]

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Al Stewart has been one of my favorite musicians for many, many years. He has just released his 18th album Sparks Of Ancient Light. He is currently touring in Europe and I managed to catch up with him between gigs in Frankfurt Germany. No, I didn’t get to go there, the Blogger News travel budget […]

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A couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit, claiming that as a result of exposure to asbestos dust and fibers they have both gone on to develop asbestos related diseases. The lawsuit has been filed in Madison County Circuit Court, and the plaintiffs are Michael and Madonna Sue Poninski.
According to the lawsuit they have both developed […]

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Yup, this is the Firefall guys! Jock Bartley has an interesting philosophy on life, you take it day by day, and you make every day count.
Tribute albums are a much misunderstood musical vehicle. It is not a singer or a band trying to emulate another. Rather it is a tribute to a bands writing accomplishments. […]

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This is one of the strangest cases I have ever seen. Caylee Marie Anthony, then 2 years old, just shy of turning 3 has been missing since mid-June but her mother Casey Anthony didn’t bother to report her missing until 31 days later and even then it was Casey’s mother, Cindy Anthony that made the […]

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The report below is based on a very limited sample — women with heart disease symptoms — so is of uncertain generalizability — but it is reminiscent of an earlier Norwegian study of older heart disease sufferers which found “This trial did not find an effect of treatment with folic acid/vitamin […]

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