I shot the sheriff, but I’m not gay!

I’ve lamented before about how out of whack our priorities are these days, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the way our society views and treats homosexuals. It is baffling to me that in the 21st century society as a whole still can not accept homosexuality. What is even more baffling [...]

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Sign of the Times: Figure it out yourself.

I was browsing the new video game releases in the Circuit City weekly ad yesterday, and one item caught my eye. Beside one of the new games there was a highlighted text box that read “Free 16-page game guide with purchase!”
You know, we used to call those “instructions.” Now they are sold separately [...]

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My generation has arrived.

I was watching Sportscenter on ESPN this morning and they showed a highlight of someone hitting a home run in Anaheim Stadium. The spot beyond the center field fence where the ball landed looked like it was landscaped to resemble a desert scene, complete with a bunch of big rocks. The announcer said [...]

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Dangerous toys. Nobody’s fault but ours.

The recent rash of recalls of toys made in China has been all over the news lately. Hardly a week has gone by of late without notice of a new recall. Probably because 70% of toys sold in the US are made in China.
Now thanks to a recent study we get news [...]

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Gone too long.

For the last month personal issues have put this blog on the bottom of my priority list. The personal issues haven’t disappeared, but I’ve decided to forge ahead with the blog regardless. “Damn the torpedoes!” as it were.
Why? It’s not like I have a huge stable of readers who are clamoring for [...]

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