Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's picture of the day, President George W. Bush embraces his dad, George H. W. Bush at the commissioning ceremony for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN77), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in Norfolk, Va. Isn't it grand, having a nuclear-powered…
Good morning, Netizens... In my so-called quiet time this morning, I have been contemplating the potential sale or closure of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, among the many other noble newspapers that are currently up for grabs nationwide. Once again, David Horsey has struck a pose with…
The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This didn't come as a shock to most. Do you think he should be tossed for abuse of power?Dave
Good morning, Netizens... Scientists are closely monitoring a series of micro-quakes deep beneath Lake Yellowstone in Yellowstone Park. Hundreds of small earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park in recent weeks serves as a not-too-subtle reminder that beneath the famous geysers and photogenic landscape one of the…
Good morning, Netizens...Since we have the face of the porn industry itself, Hustler's Larry Flynt, gracing the pages of Community Comment, but before anyone faints dead away, let us allow David Horsey to weigh in, if you please. I think we should have a show…
Good morning, Netizens... Oh, poor Larry Flynt... Another less-savory industry is asking for federal assistance as the global recession continues to wax up its skis for the downward slope. Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request…
We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. Whoopi Goldberg
Good morning, Netizens...In this morning's David Horsey cartoon we see a hidden bit of truth. If you walk up to the biggest bully in the playground and punch him in the mouth, naturally he will hit you back with predictable results. You will end up…
Good morning, Netizens... In a poignant story (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jan/08/homeless-woman-found-shelter/) covered by the morning news in the Spokesman-Review relating to the death of Kim Steel, a homeless woman in Spokane, they overlooked a few minor details, most of which probably is covered by the rights of the…
Good morning, Netizens...Here's a funny story passed onto me that I had not heard before. The late Art Linkletter used to get good mileage telling silly things that kids were quoted as saying, and I think this one certain applies.Little Tony was 7 years old…
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience. Shelley Winters (1922 - 2006)
Good morning, Netizens... The news wires are having a feeding frenzy over the snow in Spokane, ranging from the stories of schools being cancelled (again!), traffic snarled and mail and garbage collection not running as expected, if at all. Roofs are collapsing, streets are clogged…
Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)
Puffed Childhood Cindy Hval's article ("Jot it down") instantly brought back one of many, many happy memories of my children when they were little. We spent endless nights before bedtime all curled up in one rocker while I read to them. I still have that…
Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule. Stephen King (1947 - )"Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes", 1988
Good morning, Netizens...If you use Twitter, a social networking scheme similar in function to Facebook, you might want to visit their home page http://status.twitter.com/ and pay attention to what they recommend. Yesterday their network was hacked, and several luminaries that use Twitter found fake messages…
Good evening, Netizens... In this, our picture of the day, a snow sculpture takes shape at the Snow Festival in Harbin, northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Monday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (January 05, 2009) We could, of course, allow these artists into Spokane, Washington. At least…
If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon. George Aiken
Good morning, Netizens...Here we have yet another of David Horsey's luminary cartoons, in this case he examines the CIA program to give Viagra to Afghani tribal leaders as an inducement for their cooperation with American forces. Yes, apparently such an operation actually exists, although I…
Good morning, Netizens... With over 60 inches of snow already on the ground and a healthy storm slated to hit the Inland Northwest in time for the morning commute on Monday, it goes unsaid we are having a record-breaking snowfall this winter. Aside from the…
Good afterroon, Netizens...According to the Jerusalem Times Israel is poised to launch a major ground offensive into Gaza tonight after allowing hundreds of foreigners living in the devastated territory to evacuate. However, despite the potential onslaught, Hamas rockets continued to be fired into Israel today.…
Good morning, Netizens...Holy mackerel! Here we come again, another round of this wretched white stuff, and once again our lovely City Government could not bestir themselves to put traction sand on the hills and intersections, with the result that as of 6:00 AM this morning,…
Good morning, Netizens... I've always had the misfortune of having a birthday that fell on its prat between Christmas Day and News Years Eve, so without my consent, the day before New Years Eve I celebrated my birthday which, for those of you tracking such…
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
Good evening, Netizens...And a very Happy New Year to everyone! Here is David Horsey's perspective on the year 2008. You have to admit we probably will not see Sarah Palin's equal in the New Year, but then again things might change.Sometime shortly, probably late tomorrow,…
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