Posts by D. H. McKee

April Fools’ Day Origins

IT has become tradition on the first of April to pull jokes of the harmless variety on those near and...

Cartoony Coffee

Grande latte at Starbucks this morning on the corner of King and Weber. I would have liked to go to...

Intelligence about Iraq ‘dead wrong,’ panel says

In a blistering report made public Thursday, a presidential panel said that U.S. intelligence agencies were “dead wrong” in almost...

One Small Step for Hand

Of all the fears associated with the technological advancements of the computer age — and there are many — the...

Don’t Fear the Blogger

In yesterday’s (March 27) Los Angeles Times, media reporter and critic David Shaw demonstrates Oscar Wilde’s maxim that modern journalism...

(ironically) China issues human rights record of the United States

In 2004 the atrocity of US troops abusing Iraqi POWs exposed the dark side of human rights performance of the...

Cartoons on Hating Cats

BTW, I love cats. And dogs. And all other furry animals. Except wombats. I hate those marsupial fuckers. Small World,...

Life Everlasting

The religious right and the right to die This is the ballad of Doctor Lloyd Thompson, who may or may...

Secret Service suggests GOP operative behind town hall removal

A government official suggested Wednesday that three people who arrived at President Bush’s town hall meeting here last week were...

Day of the Drama

I take it all back. It’s not a nice day. It’s a beeeutiful day. One of those really neat days...