Archive for the ‘Just Shocking’ Category

Mortgage Loan Assistance Plans Fail, Foreclosures Climb 65%, Bank Seizures Double, And Now A Whole CITY Has Gone Bankrupt? I’m Feeling Pessimistic

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Welcome to 2008. Arizona and a few other states were recently declared to officially be in a recession. Candidates for presidency have been touting loan assistance programs to help people stay in houses they can't afford for even longer - just on our your dime this time instead of theirs. ...

‘My daughter deserved to die for falling in love’ - Iraqi Father Murders Daughter After She Is Caught Talking To A Soldier

Monday, May 12th, 2008

You can't group people into a single label. "Iraqi" does not describe everyone in Iraq as far as beliefs, fervor, and other human attributes are concerned. Just like the term "American" now seems synonymous with mean, fat, lazy, and greedy. I've covered some of the animal abuse ...

Is Wal-Mart’s Lack Of Security To Blame For What Could Have Ended Up A Mass-Killing?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Wal-Mart never ceases to amaze. It's a curse and a blessing depending on who you ask. It's a place that matches prices of competitors - even without coupons, a company that employs the elderly, while also providing one of the worst employment opportunities around. At least if ...

Worst Mother Of The Year! Barely Legal, Three Prior DUI Charges, and Now On Number Four After Being Arrested Stoned and Drunk

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

This upsets me physically. Especially so close to Mother's Day. A friend sent me this and I couldn't help but feel incensed that unless something tragic happens in the next couple weeks, this woman will be somebody's mother. Meanwhile, there are well meaning potential parents out there who desperately ...

Hypothetical: You Randomly Happen Upon $140,000 In Unmarked Dollar Bills - What Would You Do?

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The mind twists and contorts as it ponders a question like this. What would you do? You're happening down the road, when you run into this, lying on the street: Well, it wasn't a theoretical question for this man, Eli Estrada, who actually DID find the money in such ...