10 years ago, I heard that one of my music idols had passed away in what scientists would refer to as natural causes. It was a surprise at the time, but it was a different sensation noticed than when something tragic happened, like the murder of John Lennon. And in…

A couple of weeks before Black Friday, my inbox stated filling up with one offer after another. On quick notice, I realized not one offer was anything worth cashing. It was basically a lot of crap. Office Depot offered the same reams of paper deal it has been offering for…

I’m Freezing in Texas. Honestly, those are four words I never thought I would type together in a sentence. But to be honest, I’m freezing. Which is ironic or just tragic because I moved here from Michigan because I had decided that it was just too cold there. I had…

I got the call at three A.M., the time I usually get the call. I have been meaning to talk to the phone call people about that as I really need my sleep and phone calls in the middle of the night really put an annoying damper on that. Anyhoos…

A student in one of my government classes asked me which side of the conflict was I siding with. …

I am thinking of going off half-cocked over an issue that is really not an issue, but as a typical American, I am required to blow it completely out of proportion. I figure I’ll go all Karen before our elected politicians inevitably do so themselves. Some background. Capcom is a…

One day in the Spring, I sat in the garden and looked at a wilting plant that was supposed to be a thriving abundance of vegetables I had planted earlier in the season. But there was no life, just a drooping, dying plant that had been picked clean by aphids…

I was teaching to a college audience this morning when I was trying to educate on how statistics work, and what makes them credible. For somee reason, I couldn’t get the class to understand why not all statistics are credible. What got me stuck was that every student in the…

So, for some odd reason, the Democrat Party wants me to run for office, any office. And I’m not really sure why. The other day, I was contacted by a headhunter from the Democrat Party that feels I would be a great candidate to run for office. And while I…