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Brooks A. Mick

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Homosexuality and Sheep, Civil Rights and Deafness
Dec. 31, 2006

Social Security--My Big Day
Dec. 28, 2006

Civil War in Iraq--Not Such a Bad Thing!
Dec. 23, 2006

Joe Wilson and "The Politics of Truth"
Dec. 22, 2006

Cybersleuthing On A Slippery Slope: Dead Prostitutes
Dec. 14, 2006

Princess Diana--Who Was Zoomin' Who?
Dec. 13, 2006

Winter Survival
Dec. 8, 2006

Sci-Fi's Master And Current Events In The War On Terror
Dec. 5, 2006

Realpolitik And Reality
Dec. 4, 2006

Solving The Mexican Border And The Israeli Problems Simultaneously
Dec. 3, 2006

Paris Hilton Brought The Real Britney Spears To The Surface [Rock And Role Models]
Dec. 1, 2006

Murdered Prostitutes In Atlantic City
Nov. 26, 2006

Health Care Costs And Government Bureaucracy
Nov. 22, 2006

Gulf War Syndrome
Nov. 9, 2006

Diabetes, Expenses, And Medication
Oct. 28, 2006

Black Phone Manners
Oct. 26, 2006

Old Age Caught Up With Me
Oct. 23, 2006

Dueling Cheesesteaks
Oct. 20, 2006

The Courts Taketh But The Congress Taketh Away
Oct. 19, 2006

Statistics And How To Use Them To Mislead
Oct. 18, 2006

A Perfect Storm
Oct. 9, 2006

Fairness And Disneyworld
Oct. 8, 2006

Mark Foley Plays The Gay Card
Oct. 4, 2006

Lack Of Judgement
Sept. 15, 2006

Psychotropic Plants
Aug. 30, 2006

Quarterbacks And Presidents
Aug. 28, 2006

The Poetry Of Robert Frost And Its Significance To The War On Terror
Aug. 23, 2006

Global Warming Bites The Dust
Aug. 22, 2006

Bush-Hatred Is Dangerous--To America
Aug. 18, 2006

The Consensus Of Scientists
Aug. 16, 2006

I Don't CAIR!
Aug. 12, 2006

Thank you, Mr. President
Aug. 11, 2006

Whistling On Autopilot
Aug. 8, 2006

Toward A Unified Theory Of Obesity
Aug. 1, 2006

Exit Strategies
July 27, 2006

Tales Of The Weird
July 26, 2006

Getting Rich The Easy Way
July 25, 2006

The Gerund
July 23, 2006

The Rest Of The (Exercise) Story
July 22, 2006

Thoughts Like Frantic Squirrels Scrambling
July 21, 2006

They Actually Checked Out A Middle Eastern Man
July 11, 2006

Increase Speed Limits And Save Lives!
July 7, 2006

My Presidential Campaign
July 4, 2006

Laws Make Work
June 26, 2006

Blame Game
June 24, 2006

Blame the Victim
June 21, 2006

Marriage, Driving, And Photography
June 19, 2006

Warning To Iran
June 6, 2006

Mexican Squirrels
June 5, 2006

Vineyards On Greenland Again
June 3, 2006

Sherlock Holmes And Corporate Corruption
May 28, 2006

Time For A Fourth Party
May 25, 2006

Rewriting History
May 23, 2006

Exercise Program
May 22, 2006

God, Pat Robertson, Tsunamis, And Global Warming
May 18, 2006

First, We Ignore All The Lawyers
May 17, 2006

Conservative Versus Liberal
May 11, 2006

How NOT To Get Rich
May 6, 2006

Evidence Of Industrialization, Deforestration, And Overpopulation Found On Jupiter!
May 5, 2006

Darfur And Iraq, Clooney And Malsbury
May 1, 2006

Parsing Returns To Fashion
Apr. 24, 2006

The Global Warming Meme
Apr. 19, 2006

All The News That Fits They'll Print
Apr. 15, 2006

An Original Observation
Apr. 6, 2006

A Day Without Gringos
Apr. 5, 2006

The Madding Crowd
Mar. 31, 2006

Last Train To Clarksville
Mar. 30, 2006

It's Hard Out Here For A Limp--Argument
Mar. 28, 2006

Allah And Man At Yale
Mar. 24, 2006

Hollywood Explosions
Mar. 23, 2006

School Choice--Hospital Choice
Mar. 21, 2006

Sergeant 5-Iron Redux
Mar. 16, 2006

Irrational Minds
Mar. 15, 2006

John McCain, The Politician As Improvised Explosive Device
Mar. 12, 2006

Caveat Partyor: Let The Party Dolls Beware
Mar. 5, 2006

Criticism And How To Give And Take It
Mar. 4, 2006

Modern Methods Of Kim Chee Manufacture
Mar. 3, 2006

President Bush Doesn't Watch Enough Television!
Mar. 2, 2006

Blacks Should Join The Mainstream
Feb. 23, 2006

I Was Wrong About Port Security!
Feb. 22, 2006

Savings And Wealth
Feb. 22, 2006

Urban Safety: Look Before You Leap
Feb. 21, 2006

Why Focus On The Unimportant?
Feb. 20, 2006

Arabs Guarding Against Arabs?
Feb. 19, 2006

Photography Of Water
Feb. 18, 2006

Is There A Terrorist In The House?
Feb. 17, 2006

Saddam Is Calm Say News Pundits
Feb. 16, 2006

A Joke That Needs A Little Modernization
Feb. 16, 2006

It's Time To Untie, Say Dyslexic Moonbats
Feb. 16, 2006

V15.81 Kills!
Feb. 13, 2006

Buy American-Bye, American!
Feb. 11, 2006

Never Trust A "Concerned Scientist"
Feb. 10, 2006

Flags At Half-Staff
Feb. 9, 2006

Marion Barry Jam
Feb. 8, 2006

Brain Scans And Politics
Feb. 7, 2006

Better Photography Part Deux
Feb. 6, 2006

Better Photography
Feb. 5, 2006

Repealing Part Of The Constitution: The Death Penalty And Alito
Feb. 2, 2006

Titanic Hits Icebergs...Icebergs Sink!
Jan. 29, 2006

FW1 Is A Spray-On Wax With A Difference
Jan. 26, 2006

Process Versus Results Monitoring
Jan. 25, 2006

Taylor Behl, MySpace, And Danger
Jan. 24, 2006

The Saga Of Frank Kasson
Jan. 20, 2006

Taylor Behl, Julie Popovich, And Natalee Holloway: One Solved, Two To Go
Jan. 18, 2006

Guess Who Didn't Come To Dinner? -- Missing Zawahiri
Jan. 16, 2006

Global Warming And Theories
Jan. 14, 2006

Iran And The Clinton Military Strategy
Jan. 12, 2006

Terrorist Training In Iraq
Jan. 10, 2006

How Did We Get Here And What Are We Doing Stuck Here?
Jan. 7, 2006

Media Bias Hash-Or Pot Pourri, If You Prefer
Jan. 5, 2006

The State Of The Union Speech - Advice For President Bush
Jan. 3, 2006

The Fountain Of Youth
Jan. 2, 2006

Custer And Courage
Dec. 29, 2005

The Case Of Reasonable v Unreasonable
Dec. 24, 2005

Liars And Liars Who Lie About Lying
Dec. 20, 2005

How To Choose A Movie
Dec. 19, 2005

Cursed Are The Soi-Disant Peacemakers For They Produce Violence
Dec. 14, 2005

Couch Potatoes And Couch Tomatoes
Dec. 13, 2005

Democrats And Terrorists Have Found The Secret To Victory
Dec. 8, 2005

Intelligence Starvation
Dec. 1, 2005

Katie Holmes And Family
Nov. 30, 2005

Harbingers Of Success In Politics
Nov. 29, 2005

Shopping And The Economy
Nov. 26, 2005

What Do You Have In Your Pockets?
Nov. 25, 2005

Able Danger Redux
Nov. 23, 2005

Saving Private Bandwidth--And Public Bandwidth, Too
Nov. 20, 2005

France Is In Real Trouble Now [Johnny Depp Is Abandoning France]
Nov. 19, 2005

Pomona College And The Gigantic Lavatory Scandal
Nov. 16, 2005

The World's Smartest, Most Beautiful Wife Speaks Up
Nov. 15, 2005

A Letter To Pat
Nov. 11, 2005

The Menendez Brothers' Guide To Politics
Nov. 10, 2005

The Difference Between Journalists And Reporters
Nov. 9, 2005

Does George W. Bush Play Chess?
Nov. 1, 2005

Reply To A Lawyer Concerning Racism
Oct. 28, 2005

Natalee Holloway, Julie Popovich, And Some Of The Other Missing Persons
Oct. 26, 2005

Acting Black vs White?
Oct. 10, 2005

Racism: The Monster In The Closet
Oct. 8, 2005

Natalee Holloway, Julie Popovich, Taylor Behl -Will The Lessons Be Lost?
Oct. 6, 2005

Socialism And Candy Bars
Oct. 5, 2005

Taxation 101: Conservative vs Liberal
Oct. 3, 2005

Al Qaeda In Al Jazeera And Throw In Reuters
Sept. 27, 2005

Taylor Behl-For Whom The Bell Tolls
Sept. 25, 2005

Mars Getting Warmer…George W. Bush To Blame!
Sept. 23, 2005

Taylor Behl's Life [More Going On Than Her Family Were Aware Of]
Sept. 22, 2005

Gambling On Social Security
Sept. 21, 2005

Natalee, Julie, And Now Taylor Behl Is Missing
Sept. 19, 2005

Life Imitates Useless-Knowledge
Sept. 17, 2005

Teenager Memory Experience
Sept. 14, 2005

Thomas Keyes Tells Fibs
Sept. 13, 2005

The WNIS Talk Radio Blame Game
Sept. 10, 2005

Julie Popovich And The War In Iraq
Sept. 9, 2005

I Am Now An Official Bill O'Reilly Pinhead Extremist Loon
Sept. 8, 2005

Gold Star Mothers
Sept. 6, 2005

Another Viewpoint On Price Gouging
Sept. 6, 2005

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes [NewsBabes]
Sept. 5, 2005

Natalee Holloway, Julie Popovich, New Orleans - So Much Incompetence
Sept. 3, 2005

Julie Popovich Found—Dead
Sept. 1, 2005

Disagreement With Ken About New Orleans
Sept. 1, 2005

More Popping Off On Julie Popovich
Aug. 31, 2005

New New Orleans?
Aug. 30, 2005

Hurricanes And Alcohol
Aug. 29, 2005

More On Julie Popovich, And Rap, And Video Games
Aug. 28, 2005

More On Julie Popovich And Other Foolish Women
Aug. 24, 2005

Natalee Holloway, Latoya Figueroa, And Julie Popovich [Young, Beautiful, And Stupid]
Aug. 21, 2005

Debunking Debunking [Supply Side Economics]
Aug. 16, 2005

Brian Wilson Presents SMILE
Aug. 14, 2005

Updating Old Quotations
Aug. 4, 2005

President Bush And Physical Fitness
Aug. 2, 2005

Medical Care, Drugs, Costs, And Mr. Stelly
Aug. 1, 2005

Mr. Gelbart Is Seriously Mistaken And Nasty To Boot
Aug. 1, 2005

Cruise Ship Mystery
July 31, 2005

Cair Package [Covering The Butts Of Muslims]
July 30, 2005

Natalee Holloway, Duct Tape, Blonde Hair, And The Three Stooges
July 29, 2005

Karl Rove And The US Supreme Court
July 28, 2005

Natalee Holloway—Imagination Run Wild!
July 27, 2005

Lance Armstrong Dogged It!
July 25, 2005

Lance Armstrong, Don Henley, And Karl Rove
July 20, 2005

Does Anyone CAIR? [Council On Islamic-American Relations]
July 16, 2005

Tax Revenues Up--Unexpected?
July 13, 2005

The Fourth American Revolution
July 11, 2005

Calculating The Costs Of A Disease
July 6, 2005

How To Kill Pesky Ants
July 5, 2005

Buying Individual Stocks Is A Tough Racket
June 30, 2005

Michael, Fred, Judge Roy Moore, And The First Amendment
June 28, 2005

Where Have All The Men Gone?
June 27, 2005

Surrogate Father's Day
June 23, 2005

Polio, Whooping Cough, Aesop, And Terrorism
June 15, 2005

Guantanamo, Mick Jaeger, Paris Hilton, Joe Biden, And More
June 7, 2005

The Indy 500 And Danica Patrick: Is It Safe?
June 1, 2005

John Kerry And Form 1080
May 29, 2005

Venom From The Left Wing
May 28, 2005

We're Libertarian Folk
May 25, 2005

Reply To Frederick Smith
May 24, 2005

Virtuosity And Microseconds In Sports And Music
May 21, 2005

Euro-Wienies Redux
May 17, 2005

Newsweek Lied--And People Died!
May 17, 2005

John Kerry And Euro-Wienies
May 15, 2005

Doom And Gloom, Stock Markets, And "Global Warming"
May 7, 2005

More On The Stock Market And Economy
May 4, 2005

The World's Most Stupid Question Asked At George W. Bush's Press Conference
May 3, 2005

Sergeant Five-Iron
Apr. 28, 2005

Progressives And Progress
Apr. 27, 2005

Whither The Stock Market?
Apr. 25, 2005

Global Cooling [The Next Ice Age Is Overdue]
Apr. 24, 2005

Guitarists: A Matter Of Taste
Apr. 20, 2005

Zen Marksmanship
Apr. 7, 2005

The English Language And Its Utility
Apr. 7, 2005

The Pope Sends A Message
Apr. 5, 2005

Jane Fonda's New Book Explains Why Ted Turner Has Been So Crazy
Apr. 4, 2005

Terri Schiavo Case Mythology
Apr. 2, 2005

Extraordinary Coincidence
Mar. 30, 2005

Pedophilia--What Does That Mean?
Mar. 28, 2005

Terri Schiavo Case: Trend Prediction
Mar. 23, 2005

Linus Pauling And Me
Mar. 18, 2005

Terrorists And Tom Clancy
Mar. 15, 2005

Truth In Advertising
Mar. 11, 2005

Speed Laws--SHOULD They Be Enforced?
Mar. 9, 2005

Learning From Chimpanzees
Mar. 7, 2005

Giuliana Sgrena, Eason Jordan, And Keyes--A Lack Of Logic
Mar. 7, 2005

Piling On Dan Rather
Mar. 7, 2005

The Efficient Use Of The Military
Mar. 1, 2005

Changing Times, One Can Hope!
Feb. 28, 2005

I Don't Think Chris Rock Was Funny
Feb. 28, 2005

European Women Urinate On Stickers Of George W. Bush
Feb. 25, 2005

From The Bible, The Book Of Ecclesiastes [About Vanity]
Feb. 24, 2005

Paris Hilton And Her Data Base
Feb. 23, 2005

The Democratic Party Has Begun Eating Its Own
Feb. 21, 2005

Mentioning Terri Schiavo's Name Sends People Into Wild Tirades
Feb. 13, 2005

Korean Prophecy Coming True?
Feb. 12, 2005

Terri Schiavo, The War On Terrorism, And The Constitution
Feb. 12, 2005

Axis Of Not-So-Nice
Feb. 9, 2005

Winter Driving
Feb. 4, 2005

Oxymorons In The Democratic Response
Feb. 3, 2005

Any Relation To Larry Gelbart?
Feb. 2, 2005

Churchills: Good, Bad, And Rotten
Feb. 1, 2005

More On The Firefox Browser Proxy Settings
Jan. 30, 2005

More Free Internet Security [Firefox Browser]
Jan. 29, 2005

Bill O'Reilly Can't See Past The Spin On Hybrid Cars
Jan. 24, 2005

Saddam Hussein, The WMD, Iraq, And Scott
Jan. 14, 2005

Britney Spears Reminds Me Of My Son's Ex-Girlfriend
Dec. 30, 2004

Anti-Gun Folks Establish A Committee
Dec. 30, 2004

A Concrete Bunker Wouldn't Have Saved Anyone
Dec. 23, 2004

Airport Security And The Mess Hall In Mosul [Replace Mineta]
Dec. 23, 2004

Social Security Enslaves Black Men To Support White Women
Dec. 22, 2004

The Stock Market Has Been An Interesting Rollercoaster
Dec. 21, 2004

Memories Of Former Wars
Dec. 21, 2004

Bill Clinton's "Women In Combat" Scheme
Dec. 17, 2004

The Haxdoor-H Trojan On My Computer
Dec. 15, 2004

Don't Lie Down In The Highway
Dec. 14, 2004

Colin Powell, The Sneaky Little Brother
Dec. 9, 2004

George W. Bush Keeps His Word
Dec. 8, 2004

Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghost Busters?
Dec. 8, 2004

Legislative Terrorists Attack Social Security Reform In Congress
Dec. 7, 2004

Fox News Radio And Clear Channel Communications Sign Deal
Dec. 6, 2004

An Answer To Tommy Thompson
Dec. 6, 2004

Why Ken Star Prosecuted Bill Clinton And Other Curiosities
Dec. 3, 2004

A Lesson From Vietnam
Dec. 2, 2004

Che Guevara--The Truth [Like Osama Bin Laden]
Nov. 30, 2004

The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men...
Nov. 27, 2004

Airport Insecurity [Hands-On Frisking]
Nov. 26, 2004

Richard Steinmetz Was An Interesting Man
Nov. 24, 2004

George W. Bush, The Cowboy; Ridin' Against The Wind
Nov. 23, 2004

Portrait Of Dorian Jong Il?
Nov. 22, 2004

Paul Krugman Helped Bankrupt Enron
Nov. 21, 2004

Military Advice Part 10; Comfort And Survival In The Field
Nov. 21, 2004

Military Advice Part 9; Miscellaneous Items
Nov. 19, 2004

Military Advice Part 8; Task Checklists
Nov. 19, 2004

Military Advice Part 7; Military Travel Specifics
Nov. 19, 2004

Military Advice Part 6; Automobile Gear And Clothing
Nov. 19, 2004

Military Advice [Part 5] Travel Health Care
Nov. 18, 2004

Military Advice [Part 4] Items To Pack
Nov. 17, 2004

Military Advice [Part 3] Home Checklist Before Shipping Out
Nov. 16, 2004

Military Advice [Part 2] Travel Security
Nov. 15, 2004

Military Advice From An Old Soldier [Part 1]
Nov. 14, 2004

Predicting The Past
Nov. 12, 2004

Euro-Wienies And Psychotic Bush-Haters
Nov. 8, 2004

A Fine Example
Nov. 7, 2004

Wieners and Losers
Nov. 5, 2004

Arabs Celebrate George W. Bush's Victory!
Nov. 4, 2004

George W. Bush's Mandate; We're All Texans Now!
Nov. 3, 2004

John Kerry Loses; Early Exit Polls Were Wrong
Nov. 3, 2004

John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, Michael Moore: A Triumvirate
Nov. 1, 2004

Environmentalism Is Just A Camouflage For Marxists
Oct. 30, 2004

Osama Bin Laden Steals Lines From Michael Moore
Oct. 29, 2004

John Kerry Fell For George W. Bush's Rope-A-Dope Strategery
Oct. 28, 2004

John Kerry Gains Support From The Terrorists
Oct. 27, 2004

One Dares Call It Treason
Oct. 26, 2004

A Letter To RD
Oct. 24, 2004

Where Do You Get A Free Lunch?
Oct. 22, 2004

Yankee Versus Texan
Oct. 20, 2004

Liberal Fat Cats
Oct. 19, 2004

Please Don't Vote If You Can't Recognize John Kerry As A Snake-Oil-Selling Charlatan
Oct. 19, 2004

Terrorism Alerts: The Why And What For
Oct. 18, 2004

Insulting Blacks
Oct. 16, 2004

The Democrats Are Already Preparing Pre-emptive Lawsuits
Oct. 15, 2004

Sensitive New Age Guys
Oct. 14, 2004

George W. Bush's Stealth Conservatism
Oct. 12, 2004