My Soap Box

As fossil fuel supplies dwindle and the damage they do to the environment compounds, many have championed H 2 as the fuel of the future. The promise of Hydrogen seems rosy at first blush, but there are problems many of us are not aware of. The August 2004 issue of Motor Trend has an article starting... Sign in to see full entry.

It is depressing. Is there no one I can really get solidly behind in the presidential race this year? The Bush administration is doing the job they think needs done but appearing pretty shoddy at times. The prison abuse scandal is not about the mis-treatment of prisoners, but an out of control... Sign in to see full entry.

The glorious time of year when the air is filled with glittering colors, myriad patterns of light and rancid sulfur smoke. They can make safe and sane fireworks, why not a less polluting variation? Admit it, it’s the bang that cranks your thang! Forget those wimpy safe and sane duds that ignite with... Sign in to see full entry.

The beauty of blogging, no deadlines, no editors jumping down your back demanding a column. It should be so easy. If you want to be in the top 25 of your blog category, you have to post, post, post and then post some more. The readers are fickle, they aren’t going to read your old stuff and new... Sign in to see full entry.

“and the livin’ is easy” or at least that’s how the song goes. The truth is summertime is anything but easy. There are graduations to attend, family re-unions and all sorts of events that demand our time. In order to do these “fun” things we squeeze our weeks to get those summer projects done... Sign in to see full entry.

A question for BlogHERS. A re-post looking for answers. What is your relationship with your father? Father’s Day weekend is a time for us to honor our fathers and to think of our special relationships either as a father or with our father. What I would like to know is if your relationship with your... Sign in to see full entry.

What is your relationship with your father? Father’s Day weekend is a time for us to honor our fathers and to think of our special relationships either as a father or with our father. What I would like to know is if your relationship with your dad was a good one. Was he more an authority figure or a... Sign in to see full entry.

Another helpless civilian kidnapped, killed. Do we need any more proof that these sniveling bastards deserve anything even so mild as to be stripped and photographed in prison? Fuck no, if were up to me there would be mass graves and Abu Grihab would be empty. Apparently the world would be less... Sign in to see full entry.

There it was in living color. A faucet. Water came out when the handle was turned and the reassuring male voice intoned, “Nothing works like a _________ faucet!” How clever, but if the inflection is changed ever so slightly it comes out thus, “Nothing works, like a _________ faucet!” You see,... Sign in to see full entry.

I would like this rant to get rave reviews. This is a matter of grave importance, so heed my words well. Sandwich bags! Yes, damnit I said sandwich bags. Which sandwich bags? All the sandwich bags. You see, they came out with these handy bags to keep your sandwich bread from getting as hard as a... Sign in to see full entry.