Guy Smith | September 12, 2007
Global warming is a curious debate. Much of it devolves into numbers, that when stripped of inappropriate mathematical manipulation, show either a minor problem or a non-problem. Lord knows I’ve dug into it enough to be on a first name basis with some antarctic penguins.
What the average person lacks is perspective, so I thought I’d [...]
Guy Smith | September 10, 2007
How bad must life be to eagerly emigrate to South Africa?
The AP has a story in circulation today noting a mass migration of people from Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) to South Africa. The last travelers I encountered returning from SA said it was a barely tolerable cesspool, littered with occasional five-star resorts. Yet a country that [...]
Guy Smith | September 8, 2007
Osama bin Laden is now my favorite stand-up comedian.
Airwaves erupted yesterday concerning a new video from the Terrorist in Chief. I grabbed the transcripts and, after reading the script several times, see that Osama has a new battle plan. He’s trying to make us laugh ourselves to death.
Irony was Osama’s main motif, using obvious contradictions to [...]
Guy Smith | September 2, 2007
I just returned from a wonderful and sweaty weekend of camping, jamming, and listening at the Strawberry Music Festival. And from this I may have fallen out of love with Lucinda Williams.
Don’t get me wrong. She’s a nice enough sort, and if like me you love gritty tunes that sag from pain, she can belt out [...]
