Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: August 8, 2008
U.S. Embassy transparent…
On the occasion of the unveiling of the $434 million-dollar U.S. Embassy in Beijing, President Bush surprised quite a few folks when he slyly jumped on the opportunity to criticize China’s continued acts of repression within its borders.
Once the dedication ceremonies were underway – and the President had basically taken care of the [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: August 8, 2008
A manly apparition on the “View”
As I strolled past the wax museum on my way to the Venetian Hotel, I was taken aback when I spied Whoopi Goldberg’s “Dummy” propped up out front of the museum for all the tourists to take a gander at.
The wax rendering was better-dressed than Ms. Goldberg has ever managed [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: August 8, 2008
A few weeks ago I got a ticket.
Because the Police Officer was a bozo, I decided to contest the citation.
Unfortunately, even if a motorist chooses to argue the merits of a dismissal of a case, the court requires that the “defendant” post “bail” pending a determination by the Judge.
There are a couple of problems with [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: August 8, 2008
What a novel idea!
If you surf to – freerice.com – you can test your facility for words – and at the same time – make a contribution to feed hungry mouths of the world.
For example, when you surf to the automated web site, just click on a word to test your knowledge of its meaning.If [...]
