• Hot Off The Presses

    Washington Post: The Real Power in Zimbabwe

    There’s a great picture associated with this story, but I won’t use it because it originates with the AP. However, this story is from the Washington Post’s own Foreign Service news desk, so it’s probably okay to quote more than 5 words. Context. It’s everything. By the way, the photo on the WP story shows Mugabe as out of focus, washed out, and nearly in greyscale, and military strongman Gen. Constantine Chiwenga is in sharp focus, wearing brightly colored medals and sash, looking very vibrant and strong. It’s probably just a trick of the light, but it really highlights who’s…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Random Access Memories

    Shriner Go-Karts: Unsafe At Any Size

    4 people were injured when a large older man in a fez lost control of his tiny ’57 Chevy Bel-Air at a Fourth of July parade. Okay, I’m making the assumption that the car was driven by a large older man in a fez, based on my vast experience with Shriners (my brother-in-law Frank is a member) and the headgear they wear at public events (I happen to know that lady Shriners have white fezzes, and have special travel cases for them when going to conventions). Medinah Temple owns a golf resort in the area, but I don’t know if…