Category: Thoughts

Having lived in the US for quite a few years now I am still somewhat bemused at the constant usage of the phrase “All New.” All new? As opposed …

I saw a commercial on TV recently,  T-Mobile if I remember correctly, that asked the question “What do you want from your wireless company?” The answer apparently was “cheaper …

Around two years ago gas prices in the US took a big hike – well over $4 a gallon for me. They literally doubled and as a result my …

Snowstorm In Clendenin, WV 2009 Like many people back in December we got hit by a snowstorm which (at least in Clendenin, West Virginia) practically sent us back to …

A headline caught my eye today about the FDA. Apparently they are targeting companies that market energy drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine and have given companies that market …

I’m just curious to know if anybody out there has actually had any success in dealing with spam from companies like Keen (www.keen.com)? The reason I ask is that …

It still saddens me that a country as modern as the USA practices state sanctioned killings as a solution to crime – in other words the death penalty. It …

It takes quite a lot to actually piss me off but the current debate on universal health care and the large percentage of scaremongers claiming it doesn’t work in …

It never ceases to amaze me how many web sites I visit make use of pop-up or pop-under windows. It used to be just the really skanky sites that …

In one of my earlier posts I mentioned the absurdity of the cops in West Virginia announcing in the media that they were going to be doing drunk driver …