Apparently, if you need a new kidney, Iran is the place to be. There’s no waiting list, because donors are at the ready. In Iran, donors get paid about a third of the average national annual salary to donate. Iran says: 1. In the chain of people helping to get a kidney from donor to […]
Archive | February, 2007
I Shouldn’t, But Sometimes I Do
I shouldn’t put a piece of candy, or a bite of chocolate bar, in my mouth, just before I walk into a public restroom. I should eat the candy either before entering the restroom, or after leaving it. Why can’t I remember this? [End of Post]
Keeping the Streets Safe
If you’re concerned about adware and pop-ups on the Internet, it may be time to move from concerned to scared. Julie Amero is facing up to 40 years in prison for exposing her 7th grade class to a barrage of porn pop-ups. (Link) The charge is “impairing the morals of a child.†It’s a shame […]
Jews!
I was reading an article about fundamentalist religion in America, and I came upon the statistic that there are about six million Jews in the United States, give or take a bit. I don’t know about everyone else, but the number six million is permanently burned into my brain as the approximate number of Jews […]