Cuban Diva BFF on Sonia Sotomayor's swearing-in ceremony as Supreme Court justice

Saturday evening I asked Cuban Diva BFF, who is the wise Latina in my life, what she thought about Sonia Sotomayor being sworn in as the newest Supreme Court justice, replacing David Souter. She told me she had watched the ceremony and then added, “Wow! Her mom is really hot!” I replied by speculating that, …

UPDATED — I think the real cause of death for Billy Mays was obstructive sleep apnea

I know the coroner’s report says that Billy Mays died on June 28 of a heart attack just shy of his fifty-first birthday. I know that the toxicology report released August 7 says that he had used cocaine a few days before his death and that cocaine use exacerbated his hypertensive heart disease and contributed …

Anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

The first atomic bomb used in war was made from uranium-235 and was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The isotope of uranium needed for the bomb was separated in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as part of the Manhattan Project. My father is Hubert P. Yockey, and he is a nuclear physicist who studied under …

When the state owns you, it owns your data, too — why can't you see that?

moar funny pictures First it was the terms of service rules in the “Cash for Clunkers” program claiming ownership of participants’ computers AND all of their data. Now, Pamela Geller reports at Atlas Shrugs: “In extreme secrecy from the public, the Obama administration is hammering out an international treaty with other several other countries and …

Joker vows revenge for Obama poster

Interesting News Items has the scoop on The Joker’s vow: “I’m hounded by the cops and Batman and now my trademarked characteristics are used to belittle a man whose political style I respect. This is too mean-spirited.” Little Miss Attila supplies background and perspective on the aptness of The Joker as Obama metaphor. The Anchoress …

Government-Americans lash out at limits looming in new era of Big Voter

Guest bloggers at Iowahawk’s tell a tale of woe of the Big Voter booboisie on the march in ever-increasing numbers with the goal of limiting their rights as Government-Americans: Certainly, legislators and government officials have always had to deal with the annoyance of obtrusive constituents. But there was always a belief that somehow, between election …