An Associated Press report on Fox News does a decent job of capturing both sides of opinion behind President Bush’s desire to release oil to the markets in order to offset supply shortages resulting from Katrina.
I’m not optimistic about the effects on price. According to a 2004 Congressional Research Service paper (PDF):
Net imports of petroleum [...]
Our Halliburton facility held a Safety Stand Down to advise people of the dangers of using one’s cell phone in their car. The World Health Organization published statistics that said traffic fatalities ranked 7th in causes of death, and they estimate the fatalities will rise to 3rd in mortality rates.
The presented data consisted of:
Drivers talking [...]
Intolerant Elle hosts the third Lutheran Carnival, starring Frederick the Wise.
I wonder if any of these church-father-types can fit in a referee’s shirt.
Sunday morning I got a rare opportunity to take sermon notes at my own church, Prince of Peace in Columbus, OH. I had forgotten to take into account our pastor’s flowing delivery, which caused me to leave out some good content. I should have taken paper because I couldn’t type fast enough on the Palm’s [...]
When a pastor/priest changes denominations to Roman Catholicism, that person is often said to be “crossing” or “swimming” the Tiber. If they leave their denomination for Eastern Orthodoxy, they swim the Bosporus, where Constantinople (not yet Istanbul) was built. Would a new Lutheran swim the Elbe?
In a Newark (OH) Advocate editorial, Ohio candidate for State Representative Dan Dodd discusses the Third Frontier program that was defeated in November 2003 and is resurfacing on this year’s November ballot. Licking County voted 63% against the proposal the last time. I’d like to see an even harsher dismissal this time around.
“We should thank [...]
A WebMD article on cbs.com complains that MP3 players increase the chance of hearing loss in children.
Because they hold thousands of songs and can play for hours without recharging, users tend to listen continuously for hours at a time. They don’t even have to stop to change a CD or a tape.
CD players don’t have [...]
When the Houston Marriott Westchase filled up, I stayed at the Holiday Inn Southwest. As I’ve mentioned before, Holiday Inns can be quite inconsistent, but this was a good break.
