In the summer of 1999 or 2000 — I’m not sure which — UJ and I decided it would be fun to drive with Richard and Russell down to Mom’s condo in Stuart, Florida. The boys like amusement parks and so do I, so the plan was to stop at amusement parks on the way [...]
Archive for August 23rd, 2009
Vacation Time: The Amusement Park Grand Tour
Posted in America, Family, Travel, tagged America, Busch Gardens, Family, Paramoutn Carowinds, Six Flags Over Georgia, Travel, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, vacation, Vacation Time on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Compassion For A Mass Killer?
Posted in crime, World, tagged Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, crime, Libya, Lockerbie bombing, Pan Am Flight 103, Scotland, World on August 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Scotland’s release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man convicted of killing 270 people in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is an interesting story. The stated reason for the release is that al-Megrahi, who is 57, has terminal prostate cancer, and he was released on “compassionate grounds.” As a result, al-Megrahi served only 10 [...]
