Once again, The New Yorker [12/5/05, not online] shows us how hilarious are people that don’t speak English good. For instance, the Chinese. Those silly folks think it is appropriate to post signs in their “Hongqiao Market” that commemorate famous American shoppers, like “Mrs. Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Ambassador of USA” or […]

This’ll be a quickie, as it’s a busy day at work. But you should know that Santiago High, which suspended Christine Nguon, 17, for public displays of affection with her girlfriend, doesn’t seem to have any rules against such displays. Please check the rules and see if I missed anything.
The rules do say this:
All students […]

I was away in Vegas this weekend, but I got a nice email from my buddy Duane Robbins:

A friend points out that Duane Robbins is probably Tony Robbins’ deadbeat younger brother. Perhaps he can also sell me some left-handed useful items!

I’d been wondering why Frank and my grandma never liked the Christmas gifts I got them. Now, with AdWords on my gmail, I understand:

This year, I’ll be getting lefties on my list left-handed CDs, some left-handed pants, and, courtesy of the folks at the EastWest Institute for Self Understanding, a left-handed power saw.

This is my favorite abortion joke:
What’s the difference between involvement and commitment?
Take a breakfast of bacon and eggs. The chicken was involved, but the pig was committed.
Why is this an abortion joke? Well, in a pregnancy, the man is the chicken, and the woman is the pig. He’s involved; she’s committed. That’s why I […]

Today, South Africa’s high court ruled that the country’s Marriage Act must be amended to allow gay marriage. South Africa, you’ll remember, was governed by apartheid until 1994. Now it has a better legal record on gay rights than the US. Ouch.