I feel the Earth move under your bare feet

There was a pretty intense thunderstorm that rolled through my hometown Wednesday night, with high winds and lots of rain, and I’m pretty sure I know what caused it: Earlier that day, at a local park, I saw a girl of perhaps 2 years old walking around with no top on. It was only for a minute or so, while her mother dug out a new shirt for her to wear, but it was enough.

What? You think that sounds ludicrous? You think maybe I’ve taken leave of my senses? Well, that’s where you’re wrong, Jack. Scantily dressed women are the cause of natural disasters. Read More »

Chew on this, but not in Singapore

It’s been a slow week for stupidity worldwide, with the usual assortment of dumb stories having been shoved from the headlines by earthquakes in Chile and Taiwan, killer waves in the Mediterranean and the never-ending debate on health care reform. Actually, check that. Health care reform and the nothing being done about it may be the stupidest story of them all, but it’s just not funny.

Don’t get me wrong; there were people doing stupid things this week — 63 worshippers were killed in India when a stampede broke out at a temple giving away free food — but poking fun at dead people could be considered distasteful, Read More »