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There’s a neat story on FoxNews about a Wisconsin lawmaker who wants to rename the evergreen tree in the capitol, which was called a Christmas Tree until 1985 when Political Correctness took over and it got renamed a ‘holiday tree.’  He wants it to once again be called a Christmas Tree.
Of course there’s controversy.  Some [...]

Every time one of my wife’s friends has a baby boy, I can predict what they will name it – minus the consonant it begins with.  Aidan, Braden, Kaden, Zaden, Jayden, Hayden… Phonetically all the same, just change the consonant at the front.  So, it wasn’t any suprise when I read a press release from [...]

I saw a report on the news about the early seasons of Sesame Street coming out on DVD.  According to the report, the videos contain a warning that they are intended for adults and not suitable for children.  What?  The news report went on to detail the possible bad influences on children like; Oscar the [...]

I was watchint the travel channel today, don’t ask me why – I don’t travel.  The show was about super luxury Yachts, one in particular was thirty million dollars.  If you had an extra 30 mil laying around, couldn’t you find a better use for it than a boat?  You could buy your 30 closest [...]

My love/hate relationship with Associated Content carries on.  Some days I send a few articles for up front payment and they’re all accepted, I get some cash, and it’s love at first sight all over again.  Other days, like today, I get 4 rejections.  The reasons I get are usually either “content is too common” [...]

Last time I checked, I had 24 hours in my day just like everyone else.  But lately, it seems like someone is stealing some of my hours because I’m definitely not seeing the product of 24 of them every day.
I guess that’s one of the trade-offs for working at home.  Although I do remember plenty [...]

I’m not sure why this still surprises me, it happens every year.  One minute it’s spring and with the blink of an eye it’s cold and dark outside and those so-many shopping days left signs start popping up in the stores.
I suppose I tend to ignore the first few hundred signs since the commercials and [...]