Last night Jon Stewart struck another blow against hypocrisy in politics in a way that simply leaves opponents standing around looking silly. In this case the host of The Daily Show took issue with the talking points coming out of conservative circles regarding taxes and who should or shouldn’t be paying them. Fox News and […]
Many of us dream of growing up to be President of the United States one day and for nearly all of us that dream fades away over time as reality sets in just as we realize we’re also not very likely to be elected to the Hall of Fame as the greatest home run hitter […]
Ah, the wonders of aging. I just recently finished up a battery of tests after a long period of prolonged illness that had me thinking I might have to re-think all those longer-term plans I’ve had. Turns out the cause was concerning but very recoverable (and I’m well on my way with it). However, one […]
I must be getting nostalgic of late as my last post got me thinking about another memory of mine from my childhood. After needing to be creative in a city (and all the trouble that comes with that potentially toxic combination) moving to the burbs brought with it a need to find a totally new […]
So yesterday I’m sitting at my computer getting some work done when an e-mail nonchalantly makes it way to my inbox. It’s a Facebook notification of a new Friend request. The request is from someone I haven’t heard from in roughly 30 years. A little back-story first. In February 1975, at the age of 11, […]
President Obama said that if we provided the $787 billion stimulus package that unemployment wouldn’t go above 8%, right? He promised this, right? Everyone on the right knows this to be true. It’s been all over conservative talk radio. It’s been all over Fox News. It’s come out of the mouths of most of the […]
Today there’s a story in one of the major papers about how everyone—Google, Apple, Netflix and so many others—are putting a ton of investment and faith in the future of “the cloud”. However, they’re concerned because the various ISP’s and wireless providers are all seemingly headed towards a business model based on limits or caps […]
One of the trends that seems to be taking major hold is the growing reality of a short commercial with virtually every single piece of video you encounter on virtually any site these days (other than YouTube-type videos). The main problem with this is that, in many cases, the video I’m interested in is as […]
Representative Anthony Weiner must resign. While it’s true that he broke no civil laws that no longer is the issue. None of his initial story made any sense and that suggested that he thought of everyone who supported him as so below him that no one would figure any of this out. Now he’s admitted […]
Why is it that every single mistake out of Sarah Palin‘s mouth is a “gotcha” moment? No one is able to ask her a single question that, if she gets it wrong, will be made out to represent the press lying in wait for her with a “trick question”. “Do you know about Paul Revere?“, […]
So after Michele Bachmann screwed up a key Revolutionary-era story you’d think everyone would be making sure any reference they’d make would be vetted for accuracy. Instead, yesterday we get Sarah Palin confidently telling an audience that Paul Revere road around ringing bells (?) warning the British and telling them they won’t be taking away […]
Starting tomorrow I’ll be reverting back to my normal form as the Son of God. I just wanted you all to know so that you’re not caught off-guard. If you’ve wronged me in the past, I’ve turned over a new leaf (not surprising given my background) and have decided that you can redeem yourself by […]