Why I Don’t Care What Romney Pays in Taxes

Mitt Romney released tax information showing he will pay a total of $6.2 million on a total income of $45.2 million in 2010 and 2011. Math majors (and those who are quick on a calculator) who take the time to crunch all of the numbers will no doubt deduce that

Times are Tough at the Polls

Today, when I voted in the South Carolina presidential primary, I received quite a surprise after casting my ballot, and that surprised served as a laughable reminder of cost-cutting in a rough economy.

Web Piracy Laws Dead For Now; But What’s Next?

You may have noticed that I haven’t had anything to say about the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two pieces of legislation accused of being the beginning of the end of the internet. Now I do.

Burger Chain Trying Home Delivery

In America’s ongoing effort to fatten herself up beyond description, we find an interesting story out of our nation’s capital, where the new mantra might be, “If you can’t come to the Whopper, the Whopper will come to you.”

New Cereal Upsets Parents

There’s a new Cheerios coming to store shelves but some parents are worried about what it’ll mean to their children’s health. Some are so worried, in fact, that they’re suggesting a vow to not purchase any Cheerios product.

The reason? After the jump.

Almost Five Years, Still No Glasses!

This summer will mark five years since I’ve had to wear eyeglasses. I know what you’re thinking: “You must have had that Lasik thing, right?” Good heavens, no! But how it did happen is quite a story.

Blog Challenge 18: Gesundheit!

Today’s exercise involves creating a “Sneeze Page” for your blog.

You do know what a sneeze page is, right? No? Don’t feel bad. I’d never heard of it, either.

Family Ponders Legal Action Over Senior Photo

Parents of a Colorado teenager are considering legal action against a school district because their daughter’s senior portrait has been banned from the school’s yearbook.

‘Fire People’ Remark Draws Attacks From Wrong Side

In an election year, you expect one party to attack the other party’s candidate over every little thing he says. Nowadays, you also have to expect the attacks to come from within the candidate’s own party. When Mitt Romney was discussing health care and the importance of people being able

Blog Challenge 17: Feels Like the First Time

I have to admit that this suggestion for improving your blog was a lot more effective than I expected. The idea is to find a relative, friend or colleague who has never read your blog before, then turn them loose on it for a few minutes…

Why I’m Not the Boot Camp Type

Like most Americans, I started 2012 weighing a bit more than I’d like. One of the readily-available options to do something about this is to hire a personal trainer, most of whom seem to be drill sergeant wannabes. (Some of them may actually have been drill sergeants, but even if

Prayer for the Wrong Reason

My mom forwarded me an email this morning about an unnamed group of people organizing a mass prayer at 9:00pm eastern time (presumably tonight, though there’s no date mentioned). The purpose of the prayer? Read for yourself: “spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops,