Archive for November, 2009
Shooting at Fort Hood
Hasan The big news to know about today is the shooting rampage which occurred at a military base in Texas yesterday. According to various reports, it is suspected (but not yet confirmed as of this posting) that Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on the military base and, as a result, 12 soldiers and one [...]
Site Updates
For those of you who have signed up for the e-mail subscription (located just to the right of this post), you may have noticed the return of full posts in your inbox about a week ago. We were originally teasing you with a sentence or two, then forcing you to visit the site for the [...]
Narcissism Defined
Several days ago, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh went on one of his rants about the current President, Barack Obama. This time around, Limbaugh called Obama “very narcissistic” among other things. The irony of the comment is that Limbaugh himself is often thought of to be ruled by narcissism according to many of his detractors. All [...]
What is SEPTA?
SEPTA stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority. SEPTA provides public transportation in the form of buses, subways, trains, and trolleys to Philadelphia and its neighboring areas. The workers belong to a union1 which began striking today. Union workers waited until the World Series games were completed in Philadelphia before striking. The union was offered a [...]
Afghanistan, Karzai, and run-off elections
You will likely see headlines on newspapers, TV, and the internet talking about the canceled run-off election in Afghanistan in the next couple days. Before you get blindsided by someone asking your opinion on Karzai, you need to know the basic situation at hand. The first round of voting for the Afghan president back in [...]
Favre in Green Bay as a visitor
Wrapping up sports week at Dinner Topics, there was a rain-delayed, dragged out victory by the Yankees over the Phillies last night as New York took a 2-1 lead in the World Series. The talk of the sports world today, however, is Brett Favre and the Vikings visiting Favre’s former team in Green Bay. For [...]
