Weary of the insults I hurl at it, my Blackberry refused to cooperate with its new battery. I had no choice — time to upgrade to an iPhone. So off to the iWant store, which is the default setting on my GPS. In the public’s perception, I will drop 20 years from my age and assume … [Read more...]

One man’s junk is another man's treasure – it has become a phenomenon that’s sweeping the land. Just turn on the television and you can find several programs dedicated to showing scavengers rousting people in their home so they can haggle for an old Schwinn bicycle. Yah, I … [Read more...]

A professor asked my son’s college class, “Who decides if a baby is a boy or a girl?” One bright young genderless humanoid piped up and said, “Society.” After my child (possibly a son) related this fascinating tale of modern American education, I walked out to my chicken coop … [Read more...]

A growing number of political candidates, and an uncountable number of their supporters, have demanded the United States return to using Roman Numerals for all business and budget transactions. Warning that U.S. citizens must be on alert for suspicious looking symbols (that … [Read more...]

A lot of things go through your mind when you skydive out of an airplane at 12,500 feet and you realize you forgot to put on your parachute. Things like: “I cannot believe I just jumped out of an airplane at 12,500 feet and forgot to put on my parachute.” That’s my first one. My … [Read more...]