Former President Reagan Dies

Former President Ronald Reagan (R) died today surrounded by family members at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93.

Before entering the world of politics, Reagan acted in over fifty films between 1937 and 1964. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1947 to 1952.

A Farewell Address—Ronald Reagan

My fellow Americans:

This is the thirty-fourth time I’ll speak to you from the Oval Office and the last. We’ve been together for eight years now, and soon it’ll be time for me to go. But before I do, I wanted to share some thoughts, some of which I’ve been saying for a long time.

I Cannot Stop Laughing . . . The Scammer Gets Scammed

I always like stories about scammers getting scammed, but this is the ultimate example. Somebody tried to steal an Apple PowerBook from somebody using the eBay escrow scam . . . well the PowerBook seller knew what was going on, so he managed to scam the scammer by sending him a P-P-P-PowerBook! (see below) instead.

Baby Liposuctions More Popular, Controversial

With the drastic increase in childhood obesity over the past decade, parents of toddlers and infants with stubborn baby fat are increasingly turning to a controversial medical procedure called baby liposuction. In 2003, the number of baby liposuctions performed in the United States had increased to 1,045—an increase of more than 700 percent from 2002. But despite the procedure’s growing popularity, some pediatricians call it unneccesary and are concerned about its long term consequences.

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.