So, Indianapolis has the best airport in the country as rated by travelers. Woo hoo. I've been through there, and it's OK, but all I want out of an airport is the absence of avoidable hassles. They do that to make getting in and out of the place easy and unmemorable, I'm fine. On a related note, I noticed this article about the world's oddest airports.
Republicans in recent years have gotten a reputation for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory -- if there was a way to screw up an election, they could be trusted to find it. Seems like Democrats might be heading into that territory now. Evan Bay'hs abrupt retirement announcement turned the U.S. Senate race from a probable Democratic win to a probable Republican win.
This guy doesn't strike me as someone women would be falling all over themselves over, but he must have something, since he's allegedly slept with hundreds of them, and apparently with evil intent:
Another teacher dallies with another student:
A female Pike High School assistant teacher was being held Thursday, accused of engaging in sex acts with a 17-year-old male student.
Taine Abdullah, 40, was in the Marion County Jail on Thursday on a preliminary charge of child seduction. Bond was set at $300,000.
It's been reported that former South Bend Mayor and Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan has ruled out seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Evan Bayh. Perhaps this explains why:
Clarke Air Force Base was Joe's first stop after 11 months as a prisoner in Vietnam. While in prison, he could only take cold showers. He learned those showers opened his pores, making him feel better. Making the best out of the difficult is what Joe took with him when he left Vietnam.
One unfortunate aspect of the 24-hour news-gossip-celebrity bombardment is that something we might care nothing at all about
Here's a nice little vocabulary builder to start off with. How many of these five words do you know?
adumbrate, sedulous, feuilleton, phlogistic, quidnunc.
West Lafayette is considering a "pay as you throw" trash pickup fee. There are good arguments for such a system -- our newspaper even editorialized in favor of it when Fort Wayne was considering the idea in 1992. We said it would make people think of the real costs of trash disposal and quit forcing those of us who put out little trash to subsidize those who generate too much. But this Purdue junior, writing in the Exponent student newspaper, seems a little too enthusiastic about the plan:
"The Nation," which is further to the left than National Review is to the right, looks at the Evan Bayh desertion and proclaims Indiana "an angry state that is looking for change, and rightly so."
If they are smart, they will look for a candidate who can run hard and smart as a populist critic of free trade and big-bank bailouts and a supporter of smart investments in job creation.
The advocates of Big Government have pushed things too far, and it's started to scare people, which is what gave rise to the Tea Party movement. Those folks have managed to do in a year what my friends in the Libertarian Party haven't been able to do in two decades, which is to get the attention of those in power by changing the nature of the conversation. And that has brought us to this moment of clarity, when we can all see what the stakes are and choose sides for the battle.
Another important study from the Institute of the Obvious:
Being happy and staying positive may help ward off heart disease, a study suggests.
US researchers monitored the health of 1,700 people over 10 years, finding the most anxious and depressed were at the highest risk of the disease.
They could not categorically prove happiness was protective, but said people should try to enjoy themselves.
We are in danger from information overload. The modern world overwhelms people with data, and this overabundance is both confusing and harmful to the mind.
The Wall Street Journal's editors aren't buying Evan Bayh's whining about a lack of bipartisanship making him sick and tired of Congress. To them, he's just another Democrat skipping town before the latest liberal crackup hits:
It's good news that the Fort Wayne crime rate is, as Mayor Henry says "the lowest in three decades." And we shouldn't begrudge Police Chief Rusty York a little bragging about "trending" and other preventive techniques they've been using.
Man, talk about a room with a view. Of all the things I regret I'll miss on account of having been born too soon, this is at
What's not to like about nuclear power? It's cleaner than coal-fired power. It will help meet our growing energy needs at a time when it's important to increase our energy independence. And it annoys the environmentalists. So this is win, win, win:
Men, still feeling inadequate after all these years. Acording to a new study, we are twice as likely to remove a condom halfway through sex if the fit isn't snug, which raises the risk of STDs and pregnancies:
While the standard latex condom is made to fit most men, many different sizes and shapes exist to account for the variations in male members. The problem, say researchers, is that most men don't know this variety exists. Additionally, men will often not buy condoms sized "small" or even "medium," they said.
The psychiatric employment plan. If they keep finding and labeling new conditions, they'll never run out of patients!
Lost the remote control and can't be bothered to get up to change the channel on the TV? Don't worry, you're not lazy, you simply have sluggish cognitive tempo disorder.
Or maybe you're prone to a bit of a tantrum when you misplace the car keys? Possibly a sign of intermittent explosive disorder.
Worst response to a state budget crisis so far:
Reporting from Denver - At Utah's West Jordan High School, the halls have swirled lately with debate over the merits of 12th grade:
Is it a waste of time? Are students ready for the real world at 17?
For student body president J.D. Williams, 18, the answer to both questions is a resounding no. "I need this year," he said, adding that most of his classmates felt the same way.
Of all the reactions to Evan Bayh's retirement bombshell, this one strikes me as the most unlikely prediction:
