Question of the day: Do you think there is a high number of homelessness in Victoria?

By dwray in The nature of things

It's that time again. Yep, you guessed it, question of the day. So what do IHOP patrons think about the rate of homelessness in Victoria? Here's what they said: "No, I don't think so. There are a lot more homeless ...

Question of the day: Will you be watching the State of the Union?

By dwray in The nature of things

It's that time of the year again and tonight the President of the United States will do that thing he does, telling everbody how the country is doing in his annual State of the Union address. Yeah, it's a lot ...

Question of the day: Do you think books will survive e-readers?

By dwray in The nature of things

Okay, so I love books. There's nothing like a book on a bad day, a good day, after a long day or at the beginning of the day. Subsequently, I hate, loathe and despise e-readers. E-readers are one of the ...

What the frack?

By dwray in The nature of things

And no, this has nothing to do with Battlestar Galactica (though it'd be more than an eensy bit cooler if it did). For those who don't know, hydraulic fracking is the process of fracturing rocks to get either natural gas, ...

Question of the day: What do you think of modern baby names?

By dwray in The nature of things

Well, the weather was drizzly and gray this morning, but a trip to IHOP allowed me to meet some interesting people and ask them questions: “They’re too long. They’re hard to pronounce and most of the time you’ve never heard ...

Question of the day: What do you think of the road construction going on in Victoria?

By dwray in The nature of things

I got pelted with a flurry of sleet from the grayish skies this morning, but the question of the day had to be asked so this intrepid reporter, dressed for a blizzard (I had it all - the coat, the ...

The Supremes don't wanna hear about it

By dwray in The nature of things

The Supreme Court is a pretty fascinating entity. While they aren't quite as cool as they were back in the day, when Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes sat on the bench twirling that walrussy mustache, their doings still matter. Lately, ...

Question of the day: Do you think the $11million arts center will change the art scene in Victoria?

By dwray in The nature of things

It was so cold this morning my little black dog, Dolly, turned and fled, pulling everything, including her fluffy black tail, under the bed in an attempt to avoid the very, very cold world outside. Dolly's got the option, but ...

Question of the day: What do you think of text lingo?

By dwray in The nature of things

Us ranging reporters just got to thinking about text lingo, what with reporter Aprill Brandon's new story about all those crazy abbreviations those crazy kids (and adults, and parents, and grandparents) are using. BTW, I don't really like text lingo ...

Looking for radioactive armadillos? You might try West Texas

By dwray in The nature of things

Y'all remember all of those "Don't mess with Texas" advertisements. Well, now it seems that it's okay to mess with Texas, or at least to bring nuclear waste here. The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5 to ...

The sky ain't falling, but the blackbirds are

By dwray in The nature of things

So this is weird. The New York Times reports that thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky on New Years Eve in Beebe, Ark. Scientists are thinking fireworks disoriented the birds, causing them to fly into stuff and then, ...

Question of the day: How do you avoid getting scammed?

By dwray in The nature of things

Have you ever been scammed? It happens all the time and the big question is how can people avoid believing offers to become a millionaire overnight, or buy an island? How can they avoid having their identity stolen? Here's what ...