Octopodial Chrome

Over the past year, motorcycle crashes have killed more Marines than has combat. Both the Marine Corps & the Navy have seen a jump in motorcycling deaths; I wonder what’s up. Is it a general thing—are motorcycling deaths among the wider population going up (perhaps as a result of more motorcycling newbies taking it up to save on gas)—or is it particular to the military? I guess only further research will tell.

Today is Navy Day, a holiday first celebrated in 1922 and last observed in 1949. Today Navy Birthday---two weeks prior to Navy Day--is observed in its stead.

Edward Cardinal Egan asks that you just look. Look at that picture, and answer three simple questions.

That’s all there is to the debate over infanticide. Is the infant a human being? Yes, it is. Is it an innocent human being? Yes, it is. Are the authorities in a civilised society duty-bound to protect innocent human beings should someone wish to kill them? Yes, they are so bound. End of story—nothing else matters.