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College Basketball team slowed on way to Moscow

» by Bill March 6th, 2010 at 11:59 am » Comments (0)

Papers please, comrade. From the Honolulu Advertiser- Perhaps it was fitting that the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team had to sit for about 30 minutes on a stalled bus on ...more »

Thailand offers tourists free insurance

» by Bill March 4th, 2010 at 12:35 pm » Comments (0)

Is there double indemnity available if one gets trampled by an elephant? Thailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks ...more »

Child Directs Traffic at NY’s JFK Airport

» by Bill March 3rd, 2010 at 5:51 am » Comments (5)

Are there other parts of the Airport TSA screeners should be working. From CBS News- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a child was allowed to direct air traffic at ...more »

Kim Yu-na is Roman Catholic

» by Bill March 1st, 2010 at 7:26 am » Comments (15)

My wife saw her do a sign of the cross and she asked me if Yu-Na was Catholic. In late 2008 I researched her for a online fiction story I ...more »

Ai Miyazato wins HSBC Champions in Singapore

» by Bill February 28th, 2010 at 5:57 am » Comments (0)

The #4 player in the world has won the first two LPGA tournaments of 2010 From AP- Ai Miyazato won the HSBC Champions on Sunday to become the first LPGA ...more »

Ai Miyazato wins the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand

» by Bill February 21st, 2010 at 4:56 am » Comments (0)

The first LPGA tournament of 2010 is in the books. From AP- Japanese star Ai Miyazato rallied to win the season-opening Honda PTT LPGA Thailand on Sunday, holing a birdie chip ...more »

Tiger Woods- No set time for his return to golf

» by Bill February 19th, 2010 at 11:41 am » Comments (10)

From his public statement* today- As for coming back to the PGA Tour, the world’s No. 1 player said “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t ...more »

2010 LPGA Tour preview

» by Bill February 17th, 2010 at 9:36 am » Comments (0)

After a 3-month layoff, The American Women’s Professional Golf circuit will begin the new year with its first tournament. The Honda PTT LPGA Thailand which will begin Thursday. Lorena Ochoa ...more »

Michael Yon handcuffed at Seattle airport

» by Bill January 6th, 2010 at 8:20 am » Comments (9)

UPDATE (from GI Korea): Thomas Ricks is on this story as well with commenters complaining about Border Patrol checkpoints as well, which I personally have never had a problem with. _____________________________________________ The ...more »

Pig wreaks havoc on Taiwan roads

» by Bill January 6th, 2010 at 6:10 am » Comments (0)

Stick a fork in him, he's done. Traffic in Taiwan was brought to a standstill when a miniature musk hog broke loose. It took five men to capture the small animal ...more »

New Zealand Tennis stadium evacuated for bag scare

» by Bill January 5th, 2010 at 12:24 pm » Comments (1)

Was it just a coincidence that a peace group was protesting against one of the players? From AP- The stadium where the ASB Classic women’s tennis tournament is being played was ...more »

South Africa President Jacob Zuma to marry third wife

» by Bill January 4th, 2010 at 10:06 am » Comments (3)

Zuma is still married to wives #1 and #2. From the BBC- Senior figures from the ruling ANC, the trade union movement and the South African Communist Party are expected to ...more »
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