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Suppose you are a group called The North American Electric Reliability Corp. What do you suppose your mission would be? Why Electric Reliability, naturally. So when I read that this very group, who “runs the nation’s interlocking web of transmission lines and power plants” is planning an experiment... Sign in to see full entry.

This morning we had two e-mails that appeared to be from the IRS and one had the address Ward_Crenshaw@irs.gov and the subject was: Federal Tax Payment Cancelled. Here’s the rub, my wife, an accountant states that “the IRS will never send you an e-mail, they just don’t do it.” So when you see these... Sign in to see full entry.

When an airplane crashes, its all the news. When someone dies of cholesterol related complications, not one word from the talking heads at 6:00 or even 11:00. Yet far more people die of heart disease than die in air crashes. Heart failure will claim one in six people, air crashes will claim one of... Sign in to see full entry.

Step-parents have it tough. They can never take the place of the missing parent and all too often the child resents having a usurper bossing them around. My dad died in 1953 when I was six so my memories of him are few and vague. I know he liked to listen to baseball on the radio (in 1953 it wasn’t... Sign in to see full entry.

What happens on the internet stays on the internet and of course, Las Vegas. So what you want to do then, if you have any aspirations about seeking a job or running for or even already holding public office, is to take pictures of your naughty parts on your cell phone and post it on, well, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Try saying something your employer finds offensive on Facebook or some other social networking site and you will find you are not free to speak your mind. To be sure, you can say what you want and your employer is free to fire your smart mouthed ass. Forget the commies and Al quida, good old... Sign in to see full entry.

Might we wake up next to Jim Morrison Sunday morning as he launches into a drunken version (oh wait, that’s the only version) of “The End” and if we did, what would we make of it? Ok, I’m going out on a limb and predict the only thing on the radio Sunday morning will be those syndicated shows all... Sign in to see full entry.

Prices at the pump are high. Our elected officials must be too, how else can they keep approving corporate welfare while cutting “welfare” to real people? Ok, medicare and medicaide might not be out and out welfare but you get the idea. Oil companies say they need these tax breaks for exploration... Sign in to see full entry.

Mrs. Bog, the caveman’s mother: Og, okay so you invented fire, just put it down before you poke someone’s eye out with it. Now what are you going to do with it and just what is barbeque sauce anyway? Napoleon’s mother: Napoleon, I can’t keep track of your clothes all the time! If you would hang your... Sign in to see full entry.

Really? Isn’t there news that’s more important than Kate’s shoes? Give me a break! Ask the folks in Ringgold Georgia whether or not they care about, well, anything Royal right now. A lot of them are picking up the remains of their lives as well as the remains of their houses and could give a crap... Sign in to see full entry.