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I've Got a Phone to Pick with You
I was a little apprehensive when my preteen son wanted his own phone. You yourself might be having this same anxiety, and he’s not even your kid!
(more)Christmas Lights or Bust!
Christmas is a chance to reflect back on the time long ago when Mary and Joseph made the difficult journey to Bethlehem, only to stay overnight in a stable because the innkeeper had burned down the hotel with too many holiday lights.
(more)Ant Misbehaving
Southern California is a great place to live. No matter how difficult the work week is, there’s always a sunny weekend ahead: a chance to get in your car, drive to the some scenic mountain or ocean recreation spot, and feel your skin warmed by the collective friction of millions of tiny ant feet.
(more)Fixing Government, Hold the Swiss Cheese
Our founding fathers established a nation based on the principles of individual liberty, guaranteed God-given rights, and the elimination of government tyranny. Unfortunately, that country was captured by the Swiss during World War I.
(more)Muscle Memory
The Charles Atlas cartoon-panel advertisements from my youth featured a 98-pound weakling getting sand kicked in his face by a tough beach bully. Fortunately, the puny youth signed up for Charles Atlas’s body-building course, and in no time he was able to confront the bully. Unfortunately, the bully was actually Charles Atlas himself, who pounded our hero into a heap of broken bones and sore muscles.
(more)Microsoft Envisions Weather Modification System
No matter what the Mac enthusiasts and twelve-step programs tell me, I’m proud to be a user of Microsoft products. Still, I was a little surprised to learn that upcoming versions of their products will be used to control the weather.
(more)Please Krispy Kreme, Take My Money
There are many reasons for Krispy Kreme’s business woes: the general downturn in the American economy, the increased popularity of “low-carb” diets, the difficulties in selling a product that shows what you will look like if you eat it.
(more)My DNA-Linked Inaguration
Take Obama’s height. He towers at six feet one-and-a-half inches, and I am proud to say that I, too, have the advantage of height, thanks to the genes he and I share in common. I myself am five feet ten inches.
(more)I Need a Fix
I have a confession to make. I’m an addict, and I need a fix. I’ve been hooked for about eight or ten weeks, although the blur of the last few months makes it difficult to truly gauge the time. And now, having been without a hit for three days, withdrawal symptoms are starting to set in. My drug: presidential tracking polls.
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