Be Less Boring

What would you do if someone set himself on fire near you? Most people would be horrified. Some would try to douse the flames. Others might call for the fire department or an ambulance. If the self-immolating person is a Tibetan monk in Chinese occ… more »

So long, Paul, and thanks for decades of telling us the rest of the story. Paul Harvey, age 90, has died. more »

An Australian researcher has figured out the secrets behind belly button lint. Many of us here in the U.S. and around the world have been asking for decades, perhaps even centuries, why belly button lint is always (or almost always) blue. Now we know,… more »

The Chinese government and its propaganda machine have for years tried to convince the world that Tibet was always part of China and always should be part of China. They do this, of course, to justify their invasion and occupation of Tibet. Jamyang… more »

If you're looking for Girl Scout cookies, you can use the phone number or the cookie locator on the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains website. more »

Losar, the Tibetan New Year, begins today. Please take a moment or two to think about and pray for those killed and wounded in the fight for Tibetan autonomy and freedom and those who continue to struggle to live their lives under the brutal and repress… more »

Imagine if the government mandated that everyone attend a New Year's celebration. Instead of hanging out at home with friends and family watching the ball drop on TV, we'd all have to gather in the cold downtown, watch parades, fireworks, listen to prop… more »

Cracked, normally a source of much humor, also has some fairly insightful, if occasionally snarky pieces from time to time. One that caught my eye today was this piece on 5 Ways People Are Trying to Save the World (That Don't Work). While I haven't che… more »

Shooting herself in the foot and proving her incompetence, Hillary Clinton just set the cause of Human Rights in China back 30 years in her first trip abroad as secretary of state. By not taking a stand for Human Rights in China and by not putting press… more »

I'm watching a piece on ABC news right now about how sales of Girl Scout cookies are way down this year. They're blaming the economy. Here's a USA Today article saying the same thing. After a discussion I had at work recently, I think there's a less… more »