If you’ve been watching your Google rankings any at all lately, you may have noticed your website going up and down in the SERPS like a Yo-Yo. Don’t be alarmed. Most everyone’s sites were affected by the latest SERPS earthqake. No one is real sure what the deal was/is with Google....

So Metro approved the contract for 4 of the 5 new light rail lines this week. Although there have been complaints about the 2012 plan delays, it looks like Metro used the time - and the intervening economic collapse - wisely to get the costs down to $73 million per mile (from potential estimates as ...

Those who seek to shield their young from the cruel world, by putting them in classrooms that don’t grade, and sports activities where there are no losers, are missing the whole point. The sooner a person learns that the entire world, as we know it, is based upon competition, and that personal per...

I got a number of good comments and questions about the draft results I posted yesterday, so I thought I'd answer them in a post where more people would see it. Adam: "Did you regret not pre-ranking all your players? I'm curious. I have opinions and feelings about each player - it seems to me to be ...

I just got sick of listening to idiot thugs with guitars, banging out crappy music. – Punk icon Iggy Pop, announcing he is doing a jazz album inspired by French literaure....

Who are considered the best and worst Presidents of all time? Some of the results might be a surprise, and some no surprise. The Times Online asked 8 of its international and political commentators to take on this task. "The Collins English Dictionary definition of great reads thus: relatively large...

David Brooks had an extremely insightful column last week in the NY Times on what Americans are looking for in their ideal living environment. I liked the opening in particular: You may not know it to look at them, but urban planners are human and have dreams. One dream many share is that Americans ...

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Recently, C-SPAN released the latest in a tradition of historian rankings of the Presidents. The trouble with these surveys is, 1. Being a War President is worth tremendous bonus points. 2. Being ambitious and attempting to launch lots of government programs makes you a great President. 3. Being qui...

After the PBS town hall a couple weeks ago, first one and then another person commented or emailed me referring to the "Rail Anti-Christ". I didn't understand what they were referring to, but figured it couldn't be a coincidence. After inquiring, they explained it to me. The videos of the town hall ...