Category Archives: Blog stuff

School starts in 15 days. Where did summer go? Ten movies that are smart about being dumb. “The Pink Panther Strikes Again” is one of my all-time favorites. Three cheers for the resurgent auto industry. I’m old enough to remember … Continue reading →

Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad! Under the sea. Yes, please let’s do call a liar a liar. If you didn’t make it to Comic-Con, here’s who was there. Not the celebrities and boldfaced types, the real attendees. I’ve known a … Continue reading →

Hot enough for ya? It’s a nice thought, but it ain’t happening any time soon. We have to go back! Vegas, baby! Don’t try this at home, kids. The Republicans have no ideas. I know, I’m as shocked as you … Continue reading →

A short list for a short week. The US Postal Service treats its employees right. The picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words case for extending unemployment insurance. Being a “deficit hawk” means opposing anything and everything that would actually shrink the deficit. Besides, tax cuts … Continue reading →

Why would you need a USB coffee cup warmer anyway? If the Fail Whale is your inspiration, you’re doing it wrong. You tell ’em, Kal. Um, congratulations, I guess. The Republicans have no ideas. I know, there’s nothing new or … Continue reading →

Hurrah for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever, The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let despots remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as … Continue reading →

Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime… Reform the credit card industry. An ode to Frito pie. Apparently, muting commercials makes you some kind of commie. Guess we TiVo owners are really in the soup. Do you ever find yourself at the … Continue reading →

Hug somebody’s dad today. Pity the poor teabaggers. Doing it for the lolz. Getting the best of both FinReg bills. What If Yesterday’s Teen Movie Characters Had Today’s Technology? The iVuvuzela. You know you want it. The dark secrets of … Continue reading →

You haven’t lived till you’ve heard your three-year-old sing Money, Money, Money. The truth behind spelling bees. Also, why do we have spelling bees, anyway? The dark side of smartphone apps. Just go read Roger Ebert. What if political scientists … Continue reading →

Happy birthday, Olivia!!! Now that’s what I call hugging it out. How to tell if you’re really dealing with a mad scientist. I say if they don’t have a degree in mad science, they don’t qualify. Sex and Money, Part … Continue reading →

Happy Memorial Day! Rest in peace, Navy Lt. John Finn. Now that it’s over sniff, here’s what we all can learn from “Lost”. Sometimes, the reason a rule is unwritten is because it doesn’t exist. The Liberty High School (Seattle) … Continue reading →

Still psyching myself up for the “Lost” finale tonight. Give me a minute, I’m getting all verklempt over here… You can now get married by a robot. In Japan, naturally. Is “freedom from pr0n” really a selling point? Sometimes, “polarization” … Continue reading →

The gay camping menace. Billy Joel once said that Woodstock was nothing but “mud, body odor, and acid”. So I hope these folks in Iowa have some idea what they’re in for. It’s a Twitter scandal! Well, no, it’s not … Continue reading →

M is for the many links she gave me… Disneyland after dark. It’s hard work, looking out for all that state-sanctioned immodesty. Even the best case scenario for the Gulf coast oil spill is mighty terrible. No wonder BP is … Continue reading →

I was strolling through the park one day, in the merry merry month of May… Don’t listen to what John Cornyn says, just watch how he votes. If R. Crumb told the story of Genesis, the band. All right, now … Continue reading →

The day Einstein died. No, the year 1880 wasn’t a libertarian paradise in America. The BYU women’s rugby team had a tough decision to make. The scientific case for butt-slapping. Photographing the Iceland volcano, whose name I can neither spell … Continue reading →

Boy, when even these guys don’t want anything to do with you… Some people are well qualified to judge who is a feminist icon and who isn’t. Some are not. We really could make doing taxes a lot easier for … Continue reading →