Quick Hitts

I’m am experiencing schadenfraude. Oh sure, we’ve all experienced it from time to time – when the bitchy runway model stumbles in front of an audience, when a moralistic preacher is caught having gay sex, when the smug neighbor totals his shiny new car – but this time it’s the deepest, most satisfying bout of […]

In yet another example of police state extremes/stupidity, a man who swore at a police dog has been charged with animal cruelty. “Police say Rogers yelled an obscene statement in the window as he walked past a patrol vehicle that contained a patrol dog “causing (the dog’s) behavior to become overloaded, tormenting the dog,” the […]

Playmoble has introduced a new toy that will help kids experience the Big Brother state we’re living in – The Playmoble Security Check Point. Lots of smart ass commentary springs to mind, but I’ve been beaten to the punch by the reviewers at Amazon.

I’ve avoided adding too many categories to this blog, because the longer the list gets the less useful it becomes. Occasionally this has resulted in having to shoehorn a story into a category it barely fits, but that’s better than having a hundred categories with just one or two items in them. But I keep […]

A Starbucks employee has volunteered to give one of her customers a kidney. Now that’s customer service!

Growing up in the 70s is one of the things that keeps me skeptical about global warming.. Back then we were constantly warned that global cooling was The Big Scary Thing that would Kill Us All. (And yes, that was the consensus at the time.) So it comes as no surprise to learn that before […]

I have a very simple political campaign that can be used against Hillary by Obama. And, if the democrats are foolish enough to nominate her it can also be used by McCain with absolutely no changes. When it’s time to elect a candidate (or a president), most Americans carefully consider the options, compare voting records, […]