A Funeral for the “N-Word”? Really?

No, I’m not kidding. Read about it here. Are they going to bury it, or cremate it? That’s what I want to know. The irony here is that almost nobody under the age of 30 (outside of Detroit) knows of this event. I can hear it now: “The n-word is dead… Long live the n-word” [...]

Mr. T Snickers Commercial

I have a question…

I had a dream too, but that line was already taken. So, I have a question. And the question is? Why the hell do humans have TWO nostrils? There is no functional or logical explanation for this phenomena. We have two eyes to see in 3D (depth of field, parallax, etc.). We have two ears [...]

Little League Baseball

The title says it all, really.  Actually, the funny thing about Little League is the transitional aspect of the players, from Tee-ball to Juniors and up.  Tee-ball is just pure entertainment.  Even if you don’t have any kids, go watch a Saturday morning Tee-ball game.  I garantee you that at least 2 of 3 are [...]

Family and Politics: What a great recipe for angst

So, my brother forwards a rather insightful rebuff by former Sen. George McGovern, aimed at his arch nemesis: Dick Cheney, but also at the ruling gang in general. The article is concise, albeit multi-headed, and fairly even keel. It makes no brash claims that can’t be backed up by cursory research. The rest is conjecture [...]