Last night I had a nightmare that I was attacked and eaten by my gas-guzzling truck, and with the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline, I am really not surprised. Like many Americans, my vehicle gets an average of 15 miles per gallon, and with the average commute in America at about 45 miles [...]
Disclaimer: The following story is completely fictional, except for the absurdity of it all….
The stars were out this year at the “Bestminster Iams Eukanuba Chew-Toy Champion Kennel Club” Dog Show this year, and what a night it was to be a dog; the lights, the cameras, the treats…oh, the treats. However, a dark cloud [...]
“I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.” In 1972, when Frances Ford Coppola’s The Godfather came out, that line was etched into people’s minds forever. The Mafia, La Famiglia, La Cosa Nostra, it had become known when that movie was made. Mafia movies began to pop up left and [...]
As St. Patrick’s Day nears, the blessed holiday of corned beef, cabbage, green beer, and hours of delightfully memorable hangovers, I thought it would be nice to discuss the history of the Irish in this country, and the implications that it holds today.Nowadays we see a lot of folks promoting their Irish heritage. Old Navy [...]
For so many years, there had been one big, tough, head honcho in the ‘in flight’ fueling tankers. Boeing had owned this market that - it was believed - they were beginning to grow a bit lax. However, in the Capitalistic society that we live in, we flourish on competition because it provides [...]
The past few weeks of campaigning, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been at war. No, not for votes, but rather, endorsements.It seems that every lobby, every activist, every government official and all of their mothers are coming out to hop on one bandwagon or the other, and soon it is likely to start [...]
It seems rather odd, to me at least, to allow the kind of spending that goes on in political campaigns. In a recent New York Times article, it was noted that the two remaining Democratic candidates, namely Sens. Clinton and Obama (in case you have been living in a hole for the past few months), [...]
