While wasting valuable time browsing the web last night, I saw an article headline that deeply struck my annoyance nerve. I began wasting time thinking about how the web has created so-called “memes” that repeat themselves, vanish for a while, then return, as though it was the first time they appeared. Including the word “meme.” [...]

The news is just filled with wonderful crap today. This is a news cycle that real bloggers dream about. I dreamed about going home on Thursday last night, which proves I’m no longer a “real” blogger. But, I can’t resist this shit. The Story of the Day has to be the one about two clowns [...]

I saw a clip on Fox news this morning starring Chuck Norris. They dragged the poor guy out of bed to talk about some campaign he’s doing with World Net Daily to get Congress to approve oil drilling off the coast and in ANWAR. I’m all for this, as are many people who buy gas [...]

I always get this sinking feeling when I pull the last tissue out of a box, especially those square-shaped high ones. When a tissue sticks out of the top of the box, waiting for you to come along and pull it out for that sudden urge to blow or sneeze, you never really know or [...]

I occasionally hit the root page at del.icio.us, just to see what random recent links will pop up. Usually it’s something web development related or some “10 best…” list in which I have no interest. Some days you get lucky and get stuff like this. Spend a few minutes mousing over the chronology of Mr. [...]

This may go over the heads of most people who don’t spend their days buried in the Linux console, but I had to share it. On Craigslist, there’s a Linux discussion forum. As one would expect, the forum is inhabited by people like me, advocating and offering advice on using Linux and dumping Windows. As [...]

While home this weekend, I decided to download all the waiting email from various accounts that I don’t look at while away. During spam cleanup, I spotted something that struck me as funny. In the application’s emails list, the subject precedes the sender on each line (see the image above). I chuckled when I saw [...]

Can someone please do me a favor? I’m not a celebrity, so I don’t really know anyone famous that I could call. But, if you are famous and you happen to be acquainted with one Ms. Sheryl Crow, could you print out this entry and pass it to her. Hey, Sheryl: I heard about your [...]

Since former VEEP Al Gore became a self-proclaimed “expert” on climatology and global warming, I suppose it wasn’t going to take long for some half-assed gaggle of university elites to honor him for his “work.” Apparently, the University of Minnesota is pondering that very idea and may award Algore his very own honorary doctorate. I [...]

In the wake of the foiled terror plot in the UK, I can already predict one of the theories you’ll be reading on the lefty conspiracy blogs. Just wait a few hours…you’ll see this, if it isn’t there already… The real “shadow” force behind this plot isn’t al-Qaeda or Hezzbollah (or however you spell it). [...]

I was driving around in my truck the other day, listening to the new CD player I just installed in the dash. And I suddenly had an idea that’s gonna make me rich… The CD player in the dash is a really big thing for me. The truck is a 2003 Ford that I purchased [...]

Having additional time on my hands sometimes causes me to think about things differently. Unfortunately, I’m beginning to experience a trend in my thought process in which I see things that aren’t there. I believe I may be spending too much time reading the posts in the “Over 50″ fourm on craigslist. Here’s an example, [...]

I know the price of fuel has been a major news story in recent weeks. The lack of economic knowledge by the majority of Americans causes the blame to be squarely placed at the doorstep of “Big Oil.” I won’t go into trying to correct the common misconceptions as to why gas costs so much, [...]

I have an update on the most recent post, regarding my displeasure with the local Burger King and their shifty ways of (allegedly) dodging the one dollar Whopper Junior. I stopped into that same BK yesterday morning for coffee and a breakfast sandwich on the way to work. (Now the truth is out about the [...]

If you’re expecting to be as aggravated over the reporting of the Dick Cheney Shooting Incident as I am, fear not. This sums it up about as good as anything.

I heard a discussion on a local sports talk show on Friday about the Olympics. The discussion centered around the lack of interest in the games by some, and a caller made the observation that the Olympics seemed more exciting back in the days when the U.S. had all the big Communist superpowers as rivals. [...]

If you need any more evidence that the tax system in America is too complex, even at the local level, here you go. I’m somewhat baffled at some of the results of this appraisal error on the house in the story. How could this particular municipality continue to do business without someone questioning from where [...]

In spite of my advancing age, I try to keep abreast of new music. I don’t care for much that’s extremely popular today, so I tend to look off the beaten path to find the interesting stuff. Occasionally, I find myself listening to something from the “old days” that I still like. For example, I [...]

Groups like PETA and other stalwarts of the animal rights movement use a lot of righteous indignation to lecture humans the treatment of the furry and feathered species of the planet. However, no matter how many celebrities they stick up on billboards, no matter how many times Bob Barker tells us to spay the dog, [...]

Back in 1970, I never expected fantasy to be reality. Little did I know. In San Antonio, some local guy wants to change the name of an elementary school that may or may not be named after Stonewall Jackson. Most of the residents believe the school is named after the stone walls once located in [...]