Category: General

March 22, 2009

Sign of the Times: The Empty Restaurant

Filed under: General - 22 Mar 2009

I don’t eat out too much, but in the past couple of weeks, Andrea and I have eaten out twice, and I don’t find what I’ve seen encouraging.

We stopped in at a Pizza Hut last Monday for dinner around 7:30 …

February 9, 2009

Today’s Proof that Auctions Are Addictive

Filed under: General - 09 Feb 2009

Behold a $150 Wal-Mart Gift Card selling on Ebay for only $152.50

February 3, 2009

Future White Collar Criminal Seeks Help

Filed under: General - 03 Feb 2009

From a posting on Craig’s List (thankfully since deleted) looking for “Free Lance(sic) Writer”:
I am a college student in need of some help. I need a “business” paper written over white collar crime in America. The paper needs to be …

January 26, 2009

The Club Against Charity

Filed under: General - 26 Jan 2009

A big national organization is attacking a company for how it chooses to use its own money. What left wing organization is that? Er-Club for Growth. Andy Roth of CFG cites the $2 million Target Co. contributes to communities …

December 26, 2008

Pet Psychiatry

Filed under: General - 26 Dec 2008

“People who hire a psychiatrist for their cat need therapy themselves.”-The Wife.

Christmas Report

Filed under: General - 26 Dec 2008

We had a good Christmas house. We sang Joy to the World, read the Christmas story in Matthew and Luke, and then opened presents. Some of the presents I got included several nice new shirts, new night clothes, new Kilt flashes …

October 23, 2008

They Keep the Good Stuff Behind the Counter…

Filed under: General - 23 Oct 2008

I’m in the midst of my annual struggle with a cold. My cold takes a pretty nasty course. It begins as a sore throat, goes up into my sinuses, and then drops into my lungs and turns into pneumonia that needs treated …

October 22, 2008

Man, Woman, Man…

Filed under: General - 22 Oct 2008

This story comes out of LA:
Eighteen month after writing a column about becoming Christine Daniels, veteran sportswriter Mike Penner has quietly returned to work at the Los Angeles Times, according to multiple sources close to the LAT’s Sports staff. …

August 23, 2008

Death of a Vacuum Cleaner Salesman….

Filed under: General - 23 Aug 2008

I came home and my wife told me somebody had called trying to bribe us with a $100 gas gift card if we’d sit through a presentation. The lady called back. She said that they needed to do some research. …

August 11, 2008

Scooting Along To More Pollution

Filed under: General - 11 Aug 2008

Many people have begun riding scooters rather than driving in cars because of the oil crisis. And why not? A good scooter can get 80 Miles Per Gallon and is far less expensive than a car. It’s great for the …

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