Angels in Rags Amid tens of thousands of legs swirling by, a homeless scruffy looking bearded man in scruffy looking clothes sat panhandling for spare change. Thousands rushed by him doing their best not to make eye contact with the man, pretending not to know that he was there. His hollowed eyes sought more than friendship, they begged for validation …
Scenario 1: Jonah goes quail hunting before school, and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck’s gun rack. 1958: Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jonah’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jonah. 2014: School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jonah hauled off to jail and never sees his …
By Ron Murdock While I find technology has made life easier for us, has it on the other hand made us into communication junkies? Smart phones, I pads, cell phones, lap tops and so on does help a person find a lot of information in a very short time. I find Facebook a convenient way of staying in contact with …
Farmville Cows Get Government Subsidy If you ever doubt the ingenious evil of mankind, here is a true story of how men used Farmville cows to create real poop to deal with. Far, far away, in a foreign land called Romania, eight online “farmers” applied for and received government subsidies of about $150 per cow, for almost two thousand cows. …
A resupply mission for the international space station is set to launch. An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen on launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, in advance of a planned launch on Wednesday, Jan. 8th, 1:32 p.m. EST. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. …
By Ron Murdock The real problem with the human gene pool is that there in no lifeguard. – Stephen Wright The human gene pool is too shallow to warrant a lifeguard. – Ron Murdock It’s amazing just how low some members of the human race can sink. We have made some great strides in technology, the medical field and space …
By Ron Murdock Several years ago I came to the conclusion that every statistic is either pulled out of a hat or made up on the spot. I don’t know how anybody can take statistics seriously as it doesn’t reflect the how and whys on how real life operates. To paraphrase Sturgeon’s Revelation, 90% of statistics is crud. Especially when …
Does the suspension of Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty by A&E mean that A&E has labelled the Bible as hate literature? When news that Phil Robertson, of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty”, was indefinitely suspended from the show for anti-gay comments made in GQ was released, it was only normal for there to be backlash, because it is one of the most …
“It’s not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity and make it work for you.” – Frank Zappa It really doesn’t say much for the overall intelligence of the human race, or its TV viewing habits, when reality shows get high ratings. I believe one reason so many of them are on the airwaves, …
Too Much Emphasis Is Placed On Education, And Far Too Little Is Placed On Ability It is said that things happen for a reason, but millions of us are much more concerned about what we must learn to become, than we are about who and what we really are. We live in a world today where far too much emphasis …
Personal Spy Planes Now families that fly together, can spy together with personal spy planes like the SpyHawk Are you one of those people who needs to know what the Joneses are watching on TV, or if Alice, who lives a block over, and wins the blue ribbon for her massive zucchinis each year, uses a mutant growth formula? Well, …
Do you like Jeeps? Are you a hard core Jeep collector and aficionado? Do you want to own the biggest, baddest, butt-kicking Jeep around? Well, now you can. Watch your neighbors line the street with eyes a’popping when you come pulling up in a Full Metal Jacket Survival Jeep! This heavily-customized Jeep Wrangler is certainly not for wimps or the …
Mandatory Flu Shots Health authorities and hospitals across the country are asking the public to get flu shots. However, in British Columbia, the Chief Medical Health Officer is doing a whole lot more than just asking. His office has formulated the most colossal waste of time, effort, money and risk to people’s lives in BC history, with a policy that …
Growing up in the 1960’s I was one of many lads who was raised on Hockey Night In Canada. Missing the Saturday night hockey game for me was like missing church on Sunday morning for others. Saturday night was reserved for Bill Hewitt or Ward Cornell on the Toronto Maple Leaf games or Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin broadcasting the …
Hidden high in the mountains was a monastery that had once been known throughout all the world. Its monks were pious, its students were enthusiastic. The beautiful chants from the chapel touched the hearts of people who came there to pray and meditate. But, something changed. Fewer and fewer young men came to study. Fewer and fewer people came for …
