Several years ago, I started listening to NPR on my drive to and from work. It was difficult news to listen to, because so much of it was international and unfamiliar. At the time I was trying to understand what was going on in Yugoslavia with Croatia declaring independence and Serbs and Croats fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which sounds like two places but is one. I’m not sure I ever figured it out, but I still enjoy listening to NPR to and from work.

A couple of years ago I decided to switch from Time to Newsweek. It seemed to have more challenging content than Time. One main reason was for George Will’s columns. They are hard to read. George uses complex ideas, sentences, and historical references.

George also happens to love baseball. It isn’t an easy read, but it is a good read about why you shouldn’t break the big laws (or you end up with small ones.) Here is one for you D.C. …

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I once saw an antique sign hanging in an Irish lawyer’s office: No Irish Need Apply. I assumed it was real, and I’ve passed on this story. After reading this article, I’m inclined to believe it was a “false replica” based on a myth.

The story I heard on NPR this morning sounds like Grims Brothers fairy tale. Drugs float in from the sea and change the social and economic fabric of a tiny fishing community. This new “natural resource” has created monsters, moguls, and even new fund raisers for schools. All of this a tiny byproduct of the gigantic, evil drug trade.

Great story on installing a $2,000, paperbook-sized cell phone jammer in churches. I’d pay $100 towards the purchase at Saint John Neumann just so they can quit asking people to turn them off! And all thanks to Israel!

Yahoo! News – Churches Installing Cell Phone Jammers

Greg asks, “what is a reb?” He ain’t from these parts.

Ted wrote a birthday poem saying not many words rhyme with Jeb. So I signed a comment “Jeb the Web Reb.”

Mom and Dad (mostly Dad) nicknamed me after General Jeb Stuart of the Confederate Army (the rebels.) So a “reb” was a confederate soldier.

The nickname was only supposed to be a childhood nickname. So Bruthu Grant should take note. He has nicknamed Michael “Lil’ Smut” … just for while he is a kid.

Right.

There is an Anti-Barbie website, although given how much they’ve put on this site about Barbie, I’m starting to wonder how anti-barbie they really are.

I’ve worried about this happening with Colonel Smut’s War Chest. That’s why I made sure the word “game” was clearly marked on the outside of our military-green ammo box. At least we didn’t set up a trip wire!

News Article: Box Game Brings Out Bomb Squad.

This article is about NASA ordering special mechanical watches to be used by the team working with the rovers. Everything they do now is tied to a Marsian day, which has 39 more minutes than ours.

FOXNews.com – Business – Dell to Stop Using Indian Call Center for Corporate Customers

AUSTIN, Texas After an onslaught of complaints, computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL) has stopped using a technical support center in India to handle calls from its corporate customers.

I think Maggie felt compelled to include the odorless adjective…

Yahoo! News – Methane Bubbles Could Sink Ships, Scientists Find