Month September 2005

Storm stretches refiners past a perilous point

Oil and gas production in the Gulf is starting to come back, however the major problem area is the refineries, many of which are down with flooded and disabled machinery, no power, no roads, and no work force. Because the…

Great moments in dining

A restaurant in north-east China has been raided and closed for listing stir fried-tiger meat on its menu, a dish that turned out to be donkey dressed with tiger urine.

Isaiah rebukes America

Via DJ Mitchell See, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes rule with justice… A fool will no longer be called noble, nor a villain said to be honorable. For fools speak folly, their minds plot iniquity: to practice…

Dragon Lady

Barbara Bush commented while in the Astrodome touring relief efforts, “And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this–this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.”