Been out of town…

by Art Smith

Sorry, I’ve been out of town on business and unable to spend time on current events (been a lot going on this week, however!).  I’ll hit some things this evening.

Norman Mailer Dies at 84

by Art Smith

Norman Mailer passed away of acute renal failure early Saturday morning at the age of 84.  He is well know as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, as well as having been a journalist, script-writer, and essayist.  Much of his writing was left-leaning,...

Are We Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

by Art Smith

Well, BitsBlog site is written at a High School level, according to the test.  Naturally, I wanted to see about our site.  It was unexpected, but we’re at:     Wow.  Well, we’ll work on that. 

Thanks and Praise… Great Pic from Michael Yon in Iraq

by Art Smith

Worth going here to see local comments. Hat tip to fellow Stompers Sister Toldjah, Blue Crab Boulevard, and Dread Pundit Blute. Update: BitHead has some great comments that I completely agree with. Update with Photo… Thanks to Michael Yon for granting...

Abstinence-only Doesn’t Work?

by Art Smith

Wednesday’s WSJ had a blurb to this effect… one of those one sentence things that doesn’t say who did the study, or any real details, just that such “programs fail to affect teenage sexual behavior”.  I am convinced that such...