Day August 31, 2002

And if some should die of cancer, oh wellCalifornia will probably not raise the legal smioking age to 21 because, golly, they need the tax revenue all those young smokers will produce. A measure touted as one of the best…

Fire Ants aren’t invading! Nope, apparently fire ants, the latest in a slew of supposed nasty insect invaders to the U.S. aren’t posing much of a threat after all.  Neither did killer bees, for that matter (remember them?).  And, I suspect, neither will…

U.S. bitten by their own free trade bug I wonder if those Americans who told us how wonderful WTO and Free Trade is still think the same now. The World Trade Organization today ruled that the European Union can impose…

Back from backpacking My overnight backpacking trip in the Mt. Wilson area of the Angeles National Forest was instructive and fun.  I’ve done considerable group backpacking, this was my first solo trip. I planned it as a test trip for possible…