Leno on Starbucks
Starbucks is raising the price of a cup of coffee to $5.00. Don’t worry, you’ll still get the sneer from the girl with a nose ring serving your coffee.
Month: September 2006
More Islamic Hate
An astute reader sent this a few days ago: How an Egyptian student came to study 1950s America and left determined to wage holy war. It’s from The Smithsonian, …
More Jerome
Amy Welborn has posted a nice little tribute to St. Jerome.
Seeking
Here’s a needle in a haystack for you: I’m looking for a blogger (besides me) who has admitted that s/he fails to finish books that s/he’s started. Not all …
The Weekend Eudemon
I have a few moments to write before taking Jack (10) to his football game. He must be there at 7:00 in order to weigh in and make sure …
Brews You Can Use
Posting will be light today. I didn’t get back from the Tigers game until late. I’m dragging and behind in life. Luckily, it’s Friday. If I can hold on …
Tiger Town
No more blogging today. I’m headed to Detroit to watch the Tigers. We have a one-game lead, and the magic number is 3. I’m picking up my father and …
Darkness in Iceland
This is pretty neat: Authorities in the capital Reykjavik will turn off street lights on Thursday evening and people are also being encouraged to sit in their houses in …
No Citgo at 7-Eleven
7-Eleven Inc. dropped Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by the convenience store operator to launch its …
At the High-Tech Convention . . .
Helping nerds date: sexy robots. How long until these things put a dent in the world’s oldest profession?
I Wouldn’t Hold that Head in Public
A leading opera house canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free …
St. Vincent de Paul
It’s St. Vincent’s feast day. By coincidence, I was talking with my daughter Abbie last night about charity toward the poor, and I tried to explain to her the …