Articles in category 'Current events'

David Beckham, “the world’s biggest sports star”, is coming to the U.S. to play for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Something-or-Other. No, I don’t know who he is either.

By Tom, January 11, 2007, 9:31 am

Needham High School (Massachusetts) has decided to stop publishing the names of kids who make the honor roll in the local paper. The change was proposed by one of the namby-pamby parents (probably a Red Sox fan) who lived with the daily horror of having only one of his three kids on the honor […]

By Tom, December 12, 2006, 10:00 am

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our soldiers overseas and their families who miss them. Your sacrifice is necessary and appreciated.

By Tom, September 11, 2006, 1:55 pm

Dan is now a member of the blogosphere. I have deep reservations about his choice of template; he insists that the third dot is “salmon”, but it look’s pretty pink to me. The next thing you know he will be eating his vanilla pudding with a banana.
Here’s a screenshot of it in case […]

By Tom, March 29, 2006, 11:22 am

It’s not enough that he starved his wife to death. Now he’s using the space on her headstone to continue to tweak her parents. It lists the date of her accident as “departed this earth”, and the date she died as “at peace”. And at the end, “I kept my promise”.

By Tom, June 21, 2005, 1:03 pm

Yahoo! News - Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

By Tom, February 1, 2005, 9:36 am

A new medical study has determined that people who drink sugar-sweetened drinks are more likely to gain weight and get diabetes. Thank you,

By Tom, August 25, 2004, 10:07 am

Today’s penis amputation story brought to you by Bucharest, Romania.

By Tom, July 20, 2004, 7:14 am

A New York hospital is not sure if the tools they use for colonoscopies and endoscopies were properly disinfected in early May. “The procedures involve inserting a flexible tube through the patient’s mouth or rectum to check the upper or lower digestive system for abnormalities.” I certainly hope that they didn’t use the […]

By Tom, June 17, 2004, 10:04 am

Memorial Day is all about remembering people like Cpl. Dunham. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the family of Bill Burchette. Thanks, Bill.

By Tom, June 1, 2004, 4:35 pm