Marya Mannes once wrote, The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. Obviously Ms. Mannes preferred the status quo – health, sanity, logic, blah, blah, blah. Why? Green House Roulette...
Every now and then I like to frequent our local liquor store to stock my bar. Our neighborhood store is nothing special, but has what I need when I need it. I have never paid a whole lot of attention to the sign as I entered the establishment. The sign clearly states that not only do they...
I always know when April makes its yearly debut without consulting the calendar because my wife usually says, Lets clean out the garage today. Trust me on this one, it is no April fools joke, but someone gets fooled. And believe me, Im just not anybodys fool. Im my wifes fool.
Somehow,...
The Illogical Puppet Of Iran: Any Chance Of Getting The Little Guy A New Script?
First, we learned to say and spell the puppets name: Armadinejad. Not exactly Smith. Then we watched him perform upon a crafty mullahs knee. We have been patient, like any fair-minded audience, but the more...
The Illogical Puppet Of Iran: Any Chance Of Getting The Little Guy A Better Script?
First, we learned to say and spell the puppets name: Armadinejad. Not exactly Smith. Then we watched him perform upon a crafty mullahs knee. We have been patient, like any fair-minded audience, but the...
The Headless Horseman Of Mass Media: Information Everywhere, Philosophy Nowhere
Did you ever notice that were surrounded by information but hardly ever come across an idea in the media that might help us lead sane and happy lives? Oh, not the usual self-help drivel about how to lose...
I’m poor. And I’m not ashamed of it. Actually, I’m kind of proud of myself for being poor. It’s an accomplishment that many people will never attain. Some people will go through their whole life and never know what it’s like to experience some of the finer points of...
The Da Vinci Code is now off and running as this years megabuck Biblical controversy. Question is, why do we seem to be afflicted with such a nearly annual entity?
Slight thought reveals the obvious. Given the big numbers that a major studio has to turn to make a return on a movie, its...
The Blonde Joke’s On Us: The Dumbest Woman On Earth Was Not A Blonde
I’ve lived my entire adult life with “dumb blonde” jokes. Whoever started them, probably spawned by pornographers allured by Marylyn Monroe types (probably with dyed hair), should be locked up in...
Forget about the SAT, never mind the FCAT, and remove forever from you mind any thoughts about the ACT. All these test pale in comparision to the examination that I just failed. Failing those test may have minor repurcussions like never making it into college and therefore being forced to work...
As all the world knows, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the self-appointed and savage representative of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, was given a surprise sendoff last week. What no one seems to know is what happened when he met his Allah before the entrance to the paradise he and his fellow misrepresentatives of...
The Taliban has reportedly asserted control of North Waziristan, the famously wild mountainous region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan. As a result, tourism in the area has taken a decided dip.
As one American tourist commented, I really like to visit places where television and music...