It's a tossup between spider & snake.  That being the case, why did I chose to live for years in rainforest West Africa & in Southeast Asia, where there are many such critters?  I dunno.

These folks are ignoirant beyond belief & their attorney is about as stupid.  Coke doesn't owe them a penny.   If the stock certificate is a valid negotiable security, why don't they sell it in securities market?

This article is interesting as much for the reader comments its drawn as it is itself.   It's heartening to read so many folks sympathic toward the Chinese people & workers.  I hope I also tend toward that humane point of view although my sole experience with China or the Chinese was going to Taipei on R&R when a sol...more

The sissies afraid of guns among us are nothing but thick-headed by failing to realize that there are more than 80 million gun owners in the USA & there's zero chance they are going to give up their guns.   Yes, the news media dwells upon every criminal abuse of firearms with indecent joy, but it rarely ever mentions...more

Sure, Wal-Mart offers terrible products, lousy service & its employees are rude, but for some reason it's still the largest retailer by far.  Something about these complaints doesn't compute here.   80% of Americans shop at a Wal-Mart at least once a year.   Professor Russell Mead sees nothing bad about the qua...more

One person asked, "States require one to buy auto insurance, so what's the difference in requiring the purchase of a firearm?"  He's in error.  One is not compelled to purchase auto insurance if one doesn't drive on the public roads.   Folks who don't own cars don't have to purchase auto insurance.  Nor do those wh...more

Two of my principal concerns about these over-grown golf carts are:                 Will they pull a horse trailer?                 How much snow can they buck through?   Not everyone lives where the sun always shines, temperatures are always warm & one is near sea level.   Hardly the only person to do so, ...more