Check out this pricelessly funny Photoshopped pic! Hey, gentle reader, feel like tempting fate today?

Since the March election in Taiwan and President Chen's victory, the pan-blues have pretty much become a joke. If I were in Taiwan, I'd just make myself another tub of popcorn and keep on watching the pan-blue circus.Here's the latest. Soong's People

For all you "Buffy" and "Angel" fans, here's a link courtesy of the Sibling:"Dude, Where's My Soul?"

Ah, gentle reader, you've all heard me rant about how much I hate having other people's opinions inflicted on me. Up here, folks are well nigh violent about it, and can be really aggressive. I call the whole lot "ear poison," and I think co

It's worth a read -- an op-ed in the Harvard Crimson of all places, with the title of:"The Democrats' Innovation Gap: Why hating Bush has made it tougher to beat him"Indeed! This from Ivy League hive of Bush hatred? And the startling ending

Nothing new, really -- it's common knowledge that plenty of Ivies hate the military -- and have done so for yeeeeeeeeeeeears. Here's the latest little flap from the Kremlin on the Charles, all upset because the Pentagon was on campus looking to hire

Do Italians behave like other Europeans?Well, of course not!And this is a delightful, absolutely DELIGHTFUL little film all about that! Perfect tribute to the color, vivacity, and charming madness that can be bella Italia! (Done by folks who know!)(D

And winner for favorite getaway spot in Taiwan is . . . Tamshui! The Central News Agency reports that a survey of 18,000+ people done by the tourism bureau finds Tamshui as the number one pick for favorite recreation destination in Taiwan!Many congra

Yes. Michael Jackson. The pop singer infamous for dangling his baby off a balcony and facing accusatons of child molestation.There are days when I just want to bang my head against the wall up here in the Ivy League. There are scholars out there who

Yes, THAT John Quincy Adams -- the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). Jihad is not a new problem. FYI -- During Quincy Adams' time, he was sympathetic to the Greeks in their fight to free themselves from their Ottoman rulers in the Gre

"Save a Cow. Eat a Vegetarian." Laughed my carnivorous head off!(Hey, maybe I oughta get a bumper sticker too. What do you think of this one????)

A brilliant compilation of John Kerry's quotes, stances, opinions, and positions -- as spoken by John Kerry! (Hey, he said it.)So go check out "The Ultimate John Kerry Ad"!

The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne have been pounding the East Coast! My neck of the woods got almost 6 inches of rain yesterday, and it is a soggy, muddy mess around here! No substantial flooding in my stomping grounds, though there's been plenty of f

Are you tired of Memogate and its aftermath, gentle reader?Then try Tuskgate over at the National Geographic!Here's the deal from the Editor-in-Chief over there:In the July 2004 issue of National Geographic, we published a story about elephant huntin

The usual caveat about polls being just polls, but here . . .Check out today's little report from Slate at MSN: If the presidential election were held today, Bush would win over Kerry.Here are the numbers in today's Election Scorecard:WINNER BUSH: 3

Google Caves Into Chinese Government CensorsSAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Google Inc.'s recently launched news service in China doesn't display results from Web sites blocked by that country's authorities, raising prickly questions for an online

As I cast a jaundiced eye over the Ivy League this afternoon, I find this little jewel for you, gentle reader! And it's about one of my favorite targets, Hahvahd.Apparently plagiarism at the Kremlin on the Charles is so bad that there's now an entire

Good Monday morning, all! Since it IS Monday and we've all a pile of dull work to do, I'll just post up something funny that I came across earlier. Shall we talk about science fiction and politics? You betcha!Star Wars: Does C-3PO = John Kerry?From a

Hey! It's getting on towards sunset on a lovely late summer Sunday and I'm doodling on the computer. No political or "serious" blogging for now -- just a little diary entry!It was another dimsummy Sunday in Chinatown after church -- note to

SAY IT ISN'T SO!But yes, Shanghai has set up a committee with the singular goal of fixing the Chinese city's Engrish -- I mean, ENGLISH:Shanghai officials say they plan to assign standard English names for all public places and fix the city's often a

Yes, gentle reader, that was indeed the headline of a news story from the Scottish paper, The Scotsman:"Frozen sugar at centre of Milky Way" What's the big deal, you ask? I mean, really, aren't candy bars -- both Milky Way  and others -- j

A glorious parody to speed along my convalescence (now well on its way, accompanied by "virucidal" Kleenex and lots of good old-fashioned Florida OJ) as I gear up for a big mandatory meeting at school tomorrow. Let's read some old 1940s pul

Thus saith Slate (the Sibling's e-magazine of choice) recently in a hilarious little piece. Check out this beginning:Of all the gloriously absurd moments in the Memogate scandal, only one qualifies for Dan Rather's greatest hits. Asked last week if

Why? Because he publicly lost his temper and cursed at Taiwanese journalists, calling them "rude, vile pigs." What a JERK:TAIPEI (Reuters) - British rock star Elton John, in Taipei for a concert, swore at reporters who swarmed around him at

Such a crazy tale from the Taipei Times that I can't resist posting this. It seems that the Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan is asking the citizenry to cut back on little things so the government can buy its new panoply of defensive weapons. Th