Archive for July, 2008

Man arrested in his own house for destroying his own property

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start.
The BBC headline was “US man charged for shooting mower.” The article is presented as a silly story with a happy ending. Some drunkard is wielding an illegal […]

Failing to bring ID to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport not a horrible experience

Friday, July 4th, 2008

I misplaced my ID before flying this week (see the earlier post about ID requirements). The experience was not as involved as the other story I had read.
When asked for ID by each TSA agent, I truthfully said “I misplaced it.” The first agent I spoke to (Steve) referred me to the neighboring TSA agent […]

Attack on Iran just might be a bad idea according to Admiral Mullen

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Admiral Mullen says it would be stressful to go to Iran. Maybe unpredictable what would happen.
It has been clear for some time that Adm Mullen does not want to attack Iran, but his latest remarks suggest that he is fighting hard behind the scenes for both the US and Israel to think carefully about the […]