Archive for August 2007
Yes folks, it is back now. The laptop which I mentioned in my previous post has returned to my place of residence, in better shape than when it left for Tennessee. I was thinking of interviewing the laptop on its improved health, but that project quickly proved to be impossible.
Nonetheless, be ready soon for some more great stuff. The wait is over… in about a month. The first season is over, and I’m taking a short break.
Hello regular and not-so-regular readers,
It pains me greatly to say that you might not see any posts on here for a couple days. The reason for this is that my laptop — from which I write these posts — is being sent to Memphis, Tennessee for a number of long-overdue repairs. My image-editing software and stuff is on that laptop, so I just feel that without that software on that laptop I cannot provide the same quality in my posts to which you have all become accustomed.
This situation is very temporary, and thus should be resolved like any temporary situation — just wait a couple days and this dreadful situation will soon be a thing of the past. I expect to get the laptop back on Sunday or Monday, and that’s when the regular sauhard.com postings will resume.
Hang in there, friends and foes!
Along with summertime come the mosquitoes. And since its introduction to the North American continent in 1999, the West Nile virus accompanies some of the mosquitoes.
While West Nile mosquitoes have gotten some people worried about whether they will be bitten and succumb to the dreadful malady (it’s in the county next to me, so I should be worried), what is less well-known is that the West Nile epidemic also has some entrepreneurs gleefully counting the profits they’re making from the sales of mosquito-repelling incense.
I went to southeastern Pennsylvania to talk to Sam, a typical incense manufacturer, about the correlation between the fear surrounding West Nile virus and the sale of his particular incense candles.
Continue Reading “Incense Maker Profits from West Nile Scare” »
Various sources seems to indicate that Karl Rove, often referred to as the “brain” of U.S. President George W. Bush, will resign from his position as Bush’s Deputy Chief of Staff by the end of this month. The resignation has once again highlighted the great partisan divide in American society — some on the left may be wondering why this couldn’t have happened sooner, while some on the right may be wondering why this couldn’t have happened later.
Today I discussed the issue with Alice, a non-partisan, non-affiliated political analyst from Vermont. Our conversation was a very interesting one.
Sauhard: Hello, Alice. Welcome to the online version of sauhard.com!
Alice: Hi Sauhard! Thanks for having me on your blog today!
Sauhard: You’re quite welcome. So we’re here to discuss the sudden, somewhat unexpected departure of Mr. Karl Rove, a senior advisor to President Bush. The media’s been having a field day with this one. Why do you think he suddenly decided to resign now?Continue Reading “Political Analyst Explains Karl Rove Departure” »
Do you live a high-pressure life? If so, you may be intimately familiar with the sensation of over-tight muscles and rigid joints that accompany stressful situations. Perhaps this bothers you, and perhaps you may wish to do something about it.
In that case, you need to hear about Jim, a Canadian chiropractor. He once received hundreds of patients every week, all of whom had such problems. He got tired of watching his patients come in moaning and groaning about their stiff bodies, seeking treatment through his therapeutic tactics. He felt frustrated that despite treatment, they always came back the next week, worse off than before. He called this vicious cycle “stiff stuff syndrome” (abbreviated S3 syndrome).
As Jim’s patient load continued to rise, his job eventually became so stressful that he too fell victim to the evil forces of stiff joints and metallic muscles. He tried to perform his techniques on himself, but he strained his arm while lying down on a table and attempting to massage his back to improve blood flow. It was at that point that his frustration boiled over, and he decided to put an end S3 syndrome — forever!