Michael Silence notes that Sen. Jim Tracy is trying to pass legislation that would make it illegal to read or send text messages while driving. These nanny state laws treat symptoms and not problems. My comment on No Silence Here: We don’t need a nanny state! We need better education. IF we wo...

Cathy and I were privileged to go see the midnight showing of Watchmen last night. (See Official Watchmen website) First a note to myself: if you are going to act like a college student and watch a 3 hour movie starting at midnight, set an alarm for the morning. I lay in bed this morning trying to c...

Today I got spammed on Twitter by someone trying to get me to join a lesbian match making website. Uh. I think I fail most of the criteria. You know. Like I’m not single. Cathy and I haven’t reached the swingers or wife swapping point in our relationship yet. Oh, yeah. I don’t have...

Don’t even fu*king go there. State Senator Robert Ford is hoping to outlaw lewd language and is pushing for a bill that would prohibit profanity…a list of qualifications for profanity including words or actions that are lewd, vulgar or indecent in nature [Source, Larry Collins of Count o...

Well, maybe… it’s been 600,000-ish years since Yellowstone’s supervolcano has gone off full blast…Picture 1,000 Mount Saint Helenses…A supereruption could kill tens of millions.More than half the U.S. will experience ashfall, potentially fatal if inhaled. …could deveg...

The house is incredibly low on toilet paper! "Kids, we are rationing! Your choice is 2 squares a day! If you want more, you’ll need to sacrifice a Christmas present." Damned economy. Think I’ll write my Senator and ask for a bailout. "Dear Senator, I need 32 rolls of Charm...

I like to laugh as much or more than the next guy.  I can laugh at myself and my candidate.  Unfortunately, I think that the New Yorker has gone too far.  Barack Obama and his supporters have fought hard to inform the American public that he is a Christian American.  It shouldn’t matter wh...

What happened to journalist integrity? Clip summary (because I’m sure Youtube will pull this): KTLA Reporter Eric Spillman insults iPhone customers standing in line while on live television. Spillman asks, "Have you ever seen a woman naked?" iPhone customer responds with "This i...

Some people say there is a giant, mechanical spider in this video. All I saw was a topless red head. For those that are wondering about the dolphins, read this....

The New York Times did a travel piece on Knoxville with some creative writing and declared that the locals refer to Knoxville as "The Couch." KNOXVILLE is often called "the couch" by the people who live there. [Source, The New York Times-Travel, Allison Glock, 8-Jun-08, 36 Hours ...