Monthly Archives: July 2013

I’ve written about the 55 MPH speed limit before.  It, like the AMC Gremlin and possible annihilation by Soviet missiles, was an experience.  It made an indelible mark on my psyche.  So much stupidity.  So much misery.  And that’s just … Continue reading →

McSweeney’s nails delicate sensibilities with a sledgehammer of satire. “By now you’re probably wondering what this is all about, why FBI agents pulled you out of your barista job, threw you on a helicopter, and brought you to NASA headquarters. … Continue reading →

Posted without comment.  (Click the image to go to xkcd.)

Hat tip to The Silicon Graybeard.

The which burners only cared about Martin as an excuse and Zimmerman as tinder. They have no sympathy in their world view for the continuing unremarkable loss of life surrounding Sanford Florida. Roughly one person every three months is gunned down and they don’t give a shit. Continue reading →

No story about WalMart would be complete without an unusual event. As I was leaving there was a flash of motion… Continue reading →

A few months ago I happened to be working in a small city in the middle of nowhere.  Work (for me) means you go places and do stuff where situations arise beyond your control.  If you roll with the punches … Continue reading →

Because I am an American and because we all should have the Constitution, word for word, at our fingertips, I have copied the raw text and have pasted it here. Continue reading →

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal Farm, George Orwell Recently I was pondering the U.S. Constitution.  This is nothing unusual.  In our politicized modern world it seems I can’t get to my morning … Continue reading →