Blog Title: Verum Serum

Al Gore is Wrong…And the World is Beginning to See the Light!

For once, I agree with something at the Huffington Post.  (I know…Who KNEW!) Read Harold Amber’s piece - Mr. Gore:  Apology Accepted.

A Little Night Music

Favorite song by George Harrison: You Tube Clip re=related[/youtube] Lyrics: What I feel, I cant say But my love is there for you anytime of day But if its not love that you need Then Ill try my best to make everything succeed Tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side What I know, read more..

Some of My Favorites of 2008

Since this is the time of year when people do “Best Of” lists, I thought I would make my own.  The posts are a mixture of faith, science, pop culture, politics and fun.  I based my list on things that made me think or laugh or angry or made me stop and reassess my life read more..

Creep Steals Election (Update)

UPDATE - 1/5/09 @ 1:10pm:  Market Watch reports the Minnesota Canvassing Board has certified Al Franken the winner.  Strange, weird, wacky stuff. —– From the WSJ: Strange things keep happening in Minnesota, where the disputed recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken may be nearing a dubious outcome. Thanks to the machinations of Democratic read more..

Celebrity Conversion of Sorts

The son of one of Hamas’ top leaders left Islam and became a Christian: Yousef, son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the most influential leaders of the militant group, said the organization betrays the Palestinian cause and tortures its own members… Yousef said he was indoctrinated at an early age to use violence to challenge Israeli read more..

BDS and Newsweek’s Choice of Ads

It’s bust on Newsweek day here at VS… I was reading an article this evening and noticed the banner ad in the sidebar: Here’s the closeup: Question: Would Newsweek accept a similar ad about Obama? Bonus Question: At what point does BDS subside? [Note: Ads on Newsweek are dynamic, therefore no link because there's no garuntee you'll get the same read more..

Better Sex Through Yoga?

From Live Science: According to a recent review article in the Dec. 3 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, sexually unsatisfied women who practiced the Eastern techniques of mindfulness and yoga reported improvements in levels of arousal and desire, as well as better orgasms. In addition, yoga has been found to effectively treat premature ejaculation read more..

A Year in 40 Seconds

Pretty cool video: You Tube Clip http://newsbusters.org/&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] The sequel — A Decade in a Minute and a Half — is currently in production.

Patterico on the LA Times in 2008

I posted a link in the sidebar, but this deserves excerpting. This is just classic MSM: McCain finally responded to the economic crisis by giving a speech that hit hard on the Democrats’ responsibility. The L.A. Times cut out the portion of the speech relating to the economy — and then quoted Obama saying McCain read more..

Newsweek Revises Recent History of US-Iranian Relations

Dennis Ross, writing for Newsweek, sums up the last eight years this way: Bush’s policy has failed: Iran wasn’t a nuclear power when he became president, but by the time he leaves office, it will have become one…Iran has pursued nuclear weapons because the Bush administration hasn’t applied enough pressure—or offered Iran enough rewards for giving read more..