Hmmm. . .Many coffee drinkers prefer their joe black. And new research shows their tastes can say a lot about their personalities. A study out of the University of Innsbruck in Austria found that a taste for bitter food and drinks is "positively associated" with traits such as psychopath...
A man shot his wife to death in their home early Saturday on the far North Side because he thought she was an intruder, according to the San Antonio Police Department.Debora Kelly, 48, was pronounced dead after she was shot after 4 a.m. in the 3500 block of Bent Hollow. North of Loop 1604 near Evans and Bu...
No posts in 4 months. I sense that most of our audience is far from retirement (age wise). Uke is still a few years shy of posting here daily. Perhaps we can get a consensus on a new topic for this spot. Maybe something like "Railroad Bullshit" or "Rail News...Like it or not".
I believe all of you retired guys should run for office of some kind. Take a page from Donald Trump and just say wtf is on your mind. I bet some of youse would get elected.
Federal Cigarette Tax Going Up WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama signed legislation Wednesday to more than double the federal cigarette to pay for an expansion of health insurance for poor children. Tobacco companies hurt by declining smoking rates expect the 62-cent increase -- to $1.01 per...
Carjacking Victim Shot By Wannabe Hero In Texas ShootingSeptember 27, 2015Curtis FNews Republish Reprint Were constantly hearing how a good guy with a gun could easily prevent tragedies. NRA board member Charles Cotton once said the Charleston church shooting couldve been prevent...
Two of you served quite a while, are you as offended by Beetle Bailey as this local letter writer is? Beetle Bailey not accurate on militaryAs a retired member of the U.S. military I am concerned about the impression left by the cartoon Beetle Bailey carried by your paper. Readers of the cartoon coul...
TV Station Uses Nazi Symbol to Mark Yom KippurWill they be forgiven? Yesterday, on the Jewish day of atonement, local Chicago news channel WGN inadvertently illustrated a story encouraging an easy fast with a yellow Star of David and the word Jude emblazoned across it, an offensive Nazi symbo...
...ex-KGB chief. Ex-president of indedependent, post Soviet era Russia. But...he still hasn't let go of the KGB act. Nope. Now he's trackin' his dog. Via satellite. Yep. Putin tries satellite navigation device on his dog October 18, 2008 1:12 PM EDT MOSCOW - Russia was the first to put a dog in spac...
...but it's odd that Faux Nooze has reported this on line. BJ.com does not endorse this story, or any repercussions stemming therefrom.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/01/students-protest-transgender-classmate-use-locker-room/
Lohan divides critics with SNL role(UKPA) 50 minutes ago Lindsay Lohan has received mixed reviews for her fourth hosting stint on US show Saturday Night Live, despite it being a ratings success. The troubled 25-year-old, dressed in a blue dress and sporting platinum-blonde hair, began her comeb...
This map shows a few of the largest. Smoky air, and no rain on the radar... People have opined that this is the worst fire season they've experienced. Most of these folks have lived around the county (Linn) over fifty years! Damn!http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/firemap.aspx
