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.
Bush Outlines Iraq Plan
Speaking at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, President George W. Bush this evening outlined five steps to Iraqi sovereignty and Iraq’s free future.
According to Bush, the first step is the official transfer of authority to a sovereign Iraqi government on June 30. This will be followed by establishment of security, rebuilding infrastructure, encouraging international support, and finally moving toward national elections and establishment of permanent government in Iraq.
Same-Sex Couples Begin ‘Marrying’ in Massachusetts
Following a Massachusetts Supreme Court decision in November 2003 which found that homosexuals had the right under the state constitution to marry, same-sex couples began legally exchanging civil vows today.
American Idol? No Way
I like the concept of the Fox TV show, American Idol, and enjoyed previous seasons of competition. Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard were the two best people in that competition and they were the two finalists. In the first season, winner Kelly Clarkson was probably the best of her bunch.
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.