Definition of insanity is insane
Albert Einstein once said that the definition insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Benjamin Franklin and Rita Mae Brown are often credited…
Not terribly exciting but full of truthiness nonetheless
I know it doesn’t make for great reading, but let me brag about my wife for just a moment. This weekend was quite busy for me. On Saturday Elysha, Clara…
The tranquility of a cheeseburger
I am off to the Patriots game today, an almost all-day affair in which we will spend the afternoon watching the first game on a television mounted in the back…
Even God can have a bad day
Regular readers of this blog will know that I can be critical of religion at times, especially when religious belief creeps into the public domain, threatens the separation of church…
I can’t wear these shirts. Right?
I have six shirts with this message or a message similar to this: They were given to me as gifts by friends and relatives over the past few years, and…
When sex is involved, shouldn’t it always be the lead?
Talk about burying the lead. New York Times columnist John Tierney reports on a Harvard study that found that a focused, attentive mind results in significantly greater happiness than daydreaming.…
Full body whiners
I don’t understand the ranting and raving over the airport’s full body scanners. Yes, they capture remarkably life-like images of your unclothed body, and yes, if you wish to avoid…
Important parental service announcement
I have to admit that I have had similar concerns for my daughter.
CPR sex discrimination
Have you ever noticed that none of the CPR mannequins are female? Don’t you find the flat male chests a little too convenient when it comes to practicing actual CPR?…
Catastrophic yawn
Other than his invitation to students to rat out the perpetrator (anonymously, no less, which is always the most cowardly and despicable means of conveying a message), I kind of…
