During the ongoing debate in Congress over the war in Iraq, some Republicans have reacted to Democratic criticism of President Bush's War on Terror policy by doing what they usually do: implying, if not stating outright, that liberals are unpatriotic and simply do not love their country as much as conservatives. But what exactly is patriotism?
Congrats to my team the Spurs for advancing on to NBA Western Conference Finals. To all the Spurs haters, they are not the NBA's new bad boys. Let me repeat, they are not the new bad boys.
The sport that is Extreme Ironing is an outdoor activity that combines the danger and excitement of an 'extreme' sport with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt. It involves taking an iron and board (if possible) to remote locations and ironing a few items of laundry. This can involve ironing on a mountainside, preferably on a difficult climb, or taking an iron skiing, snowboarding or canoeing.