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As many of my longtime readers know, shortly after this blog began in early 2004, I created a regular feature called the Saturday Six.

If you enjoy social media, you certainly have plenty of options to choose from. I'm pretty sure Facebook was the...

Once in a while I ask a question that I'd have a very difficult time answering myself. This week's edition...

Some editions of The Big Question are certainly more serious than others. Last week's edition, on the question of whether...

Recently, President Obama, during an appearance, mentioned that Australia's system of compulsory voting. In Australia, citizens must vote or face...

I've often said that if you want to see impatience in full operation in one single place, the typical supermarket...

Every March 14th is known as Pi Day. The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet is Pi, as most of...

I have two favorite colors. Sort of. I've always liked the color orange. But orange can be a problem, especially...

I hated to hear that Leonard Nimoy died on Friday. He was one of two original Star Trek cast members...

Yesterday, I wrote about Lent, a traditional period of fasting or giving up something as a symbol of Christ's 40-day...

Many people seem to have a love/hate — pardon the expression — relationship with Valentine's Day. Those who are in love have...

It's one of those age-old questions that never seems to get settled once and for all: which is better, Coke...

I'll be honest...I'm just not that into football. That said, in the past few years, I would go to my...

Back in 1971, The Brady Bunch aired an episode titled “And Now a Word From Our Sponsor.”  The episode had...