I have lots of friends and acquaintances across the political spectrum. I have some friends who are hardcore right-wing Fox News proselytes. For a long time I’ve encouraged this in my life.  Not only out of some stupid patronizing sense of noblesse oblige or for the sake of proving how “tolerant” I am, but because…

I’ve come across a bit of excrescence in this whole “9-11 truth conspiracy” flood of nonsense which has finally prompted me to take some time and rip the whole ignorant, paranoid, hand-waving, bullshit theory to bits. The tinfoil hat of this particular sub-conspiracy is hung on a statement by Bush, as seen in this video…

I’ve come across a bit of excrescence in this whole “9-11 truth conspiracy” flood of nonsense which has finally prompted me to take some time and rip the whole ignorant, paranoid, hand-waving, bullshit theory to bits. The tinfoil hat of this particular sub-conspiracy is hung on a statement by Bush, as seen in this video…

Another one inspired by some idiot talking smack online and not knowing what the hell they’re talking about.  PLEASE pay attention to the disclaimer:  this video is by far the most aggressive and profanity-laden diatribe I’ve recorded thus far, and I’m absolutely certain it’s going to offend some people. I posted this video to YouTube…

The subtle ways in which some media outlets will deliberately attempt to manipulate public opinion rather than just reporting the facts never ceases to amaze me.  This article about the health care bill provides an excellent example of what real media bias looks like – the subtle manipulation of public opinion though the use of…

How Facebook Is Destroying Democracy Date: 2010-03-08 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text Original Text President Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973! Nice to know that during a time of rampant inflation, while war is fought in 2 theatres, our men and women…

Disclaimer:  This article deals with sexual topics in a frank and straightforward manner.  If you have an issue with this, please read no further.  Also please note that comments are, as always, screened…so be nice and wash the blue paint off your nose before you type. Let’s talk about sex, baby.  Now, I don’t want…

So people who have known me for a long time know that occasionally I’ll get into a space where “things happen.”  The stars align, the clouds part, and for a little while all of the potentials and hopes and maybe that I often talk about start happening.  It’s actually a fairly regular pattern in my…

Getting to be that time of year again, isn’t it?  They just come faster and faster.  In “Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler, the author suggests that time – relative, subjective time – goes faster as we age because each passing unit of time represents a smaller portion of our total life span to that moment. …

Part 1:  Apps, Games, Causes, Etc. As my group of friends on Facebook grows, I find myself being hit with all the games and kisses and mafia wars and farmvilles that each of those friends plays. I don’t play any of them.  One of the reasons I don’t play any of them is that I…