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Wes Whiddon's World Wide Weblog.

Saturday, January 04, 2003

As Suspected-Part II

Another bogus claim by the Raelian dupers.

Friday, January 03, 2003

As Suspected

The Raelians Are duping the public about a cloned baby.

Wednesday, January 01, 2003

How We Began 2003 In Houston

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How They Began 2003 In New York City

Security has never been tighter in the city.
-- N.Y. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly

Tuesday, December 31, 2002

I thought Today Would Be

A quiet runup to New Years Eve. Instead I spent it nailing plastic sheets on my mother's roof after a tornado took half of the shingles and deposited them in the next county. No major damage to the structure of the house but at least half the trees on her property were damaged or completely flattened. I counted at least fifteen large oaks (trunk diameter 30 to 40 inches) and many smaller trees on the ground now fit for nothing but firewood. Her next door neighbor's carport was laying across the fence and in her south pasture with parts of it scattered over about 20 acres. Happy New Year, Mom.

Sunday, December 29, 2002

Don't Let Your Drivers License

Expire in Illinois and then try to board an airplane. You could wind up in jail
charged with a felony. CNNs report on laws going into effect in 2003:


Worries about terrorism spurred several states to action, with Illinois
making it a felony to trespass at a nuclear facility or to use a fake or
invalid driver's license to try to board an airplane.


Or if you live in Tennessee, your prescription records are being amalgamated
into one database:

Tennessee is requiring pharmacies to report prescriptions to a central
data base, where a committee will seek to detect patterns of drug abuse.


I think the sponsor of this law is the one on drugs.


Steven Den Beste

Outlines a half dozen scenarios for dealing with North Korea. Since madmen are at the helm of this sinking ship, it's doubtful if any of them will work.