Category Archives: Everything Else

George W. Bush and the “War on Terrorism” (insert CNN patriotic graphics and James Earl Jones sound-byte here) is out of control. I’m as patriotic as the next guy – my flag was purchased well before September 11th. I even … Continue reading →

Top 10 Signs You Might Be A Player (male) #10 – You use the term “bagged” outside of the grocery #9 – “Chatting her up” is a well used social tool #8 – Your cologne is named Machiavelli #7 – … Continue reading →

Will surprises never end? I watched an episode of Meet My Parents – a reality TV show where three guys stay with a girl and her parents and are systematically eliminated from the dating pool – and it solidly did … Continue reading →

I made a Verne Troyer joke the other day. Verne is one of the most talented actors (he is the vertically challenged member of the Austin Powers cast) to hit the big screen since Oz. Plus, Verne has a beautiful … Continue reading →

What happened to medium? SMALL, LARGE, and FAMILY-SIZE REGULAR, BIGGIE, and SUPER-SIZE TAD-SMALLER-THAN-MEDIUM, PRETENDING-NOT-TO-BE-MEDIUM, and OH-MY-GAWD Can we not regulate fast food restaurants? If they have three sizes, then THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS MEDIUM!!!

I got a call last night. FOX broadcasting wants to buy the rights to my idea for running political races in the same format as their new smash hit American Idol! They’ve even reinstituted the swim-suit competition to draw in … Continue reading →

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com Now you can have that Taco Bell indigestion any time without ever leaving your own house!

How old is Morgan Fairchild anyway? I did a little searching on the ‘net and found a birth date of February 3rd, 1950. Have any of you been watching the Old Navy commercials recently? Ponce de Leon had it all … Continue reading →

They call it a two party system – but it doesn’t seem very fun to me.

What if we ran our political races more like the hit television series American Idol? Right off the bat – ditch the two party system and gather up all the would-be Presidents, Governors, Senators, Congressmen, what have you, and group … Continue reading →

I think I posted months back ranting against reality TV shows – but I’ve really fallen for Fox’s new American Idol. Modeled after a British series with the same format, Americans get a chance to pick one of their next … Continue reading →

A few days ago I used the term “Meat Robot” to describe the brainless sector of our workforce commonly found manning the counters at fast food restaurants. I like the term and feel it’s an appropriate description for a subsection … Continue reading →

The stock market may be up and down, but I turned to MTV late tonight and big boobs still sell videos. Every once in a while I need some consistency in my life.

I don’t expect much when I go into a fast food restaurant. The performance bar is lower than a professional limbo contest. Hey, if there are croquet tournaments, professional limbo has to be at least on the radar. No matter. … Continue reading →

Even if they wanted to churn out more reliable products, most programmers lack the skills. Point-and-click development aids like Visual C++ have turned software creation into a For Dummies exercise. – Brendan I. Koerner, The Bugs in the Machine, WIRED … Continue reading →

You can find anything on the web. Go to a popular search engine like Google and type in what you want to find. You get a list of web addresses returned all pertaining to your subject. The more expert the … Continue reading →

I was watching TV – my laptop was open and visible so it still counted as working – and the program that I was viewing just ended. As the credits started scrolling onto the screen they were whisked over to … Continue reading →

Fixing computers is the mental equivalent of having a pick-up truck. Just without the country music and gun rack.

I was talking to my brother the other day and he was on his cellphone. I’d say about five words and realize there was nothing but silence on the other end. Grrr… Redial. Establish where the conversation was before getting … Continue reading →

(1) Restaurants should always give you enough maple syrup with your breakfast. (2) Restaurants should not be allowed to place unmarked containers on the table that look like little pitchers of maple syrup. (3) Pancakes should not be allowed to … Continue reading →