Recently I took my Buick Rendezvous in to have it undercoated and rust proofed. Since I’m obviously going to have to keep the ride at least another five years I decided to take care of it before rust started to happen. No, this isn’t a rant about how rust proofing/undercoating places are virtually non-existent, it is a rant brought on by my rental. The difference in price between a full sized rental and a subcompact … The Ever Shrinking Definition of Full SizeRead more
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No More Saturdays
In an effort to wipe out the national debt by collecting taxes sooner congress is passing a bill removing Saturday from the calendar. Republicans have determined that taking 52 days out of most years will lesson the amount of interest paid by the federal government and speed its revenue collections in a move which will dramatically reduce the federal deficit. Saturdays will not return until the federal government starts running a surplus, which pretty much … No More SaturdaysRead more
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The Ultimate Water Enhancer
The water additives market is pretty huge now. You can have anything from premeasured powder “sticks” to highly concentrated drops if you don’t want to buy preflavored water. Flavor enhancers are now marketing themselves as energy drinks adding multiple B vitamins and in many cases caffeine. Some even add vitamins C & E with antioxidants to improve their health marketing. What we don’t have is the ultimate enhancer. Nicotine. Think about it. Nicotine isn’t the … The Ultimate Water EnhancerRead more
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Me and My Syndrome
This syndrome plays a big role in my upcoming book “John Smith – Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars”. I won’t attempt to explain it in depth or cheapen the novel here. I do need to write about it though. Not because I fear those of you reading this won’t run out and buy a copy of the book, but because a friend of mine either set out to punch a bunch of my … Me and My SyndromeRead more
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Asking a Writer to Give Up Nicotine is Like Asking a Shark Not to Swim
I was never a regular watcher of “Sex and the City”. Quite possibly I didn’t see my first episode until it was about off the air. I have this habit of waiting for popular shows to migrate down to lesser known stations which run them in marathons. I hate to admit it, but I didn’t get into NCIS until after USA started running marathons of it. One thing I did notice was the Carrie character … Asking a Writer to Give Up Nicotine is Like Asking a Shark Not to SwimRead more