My Soap Box

More than a song by Savoy Brown, I am paying for my weekend. Extended weekend really. My son and I went to a RC car race. The race went well and we were smiling as we left early Sunday evening for a four hour drive home. We stopped and ate, then hit the road again. We were zipping along when I... Sign in to see full entry.

Avast, thar’ll be no yo ho-hoing in the real pirate world. Somali Pirates are getting bolder and threatening more violence. Ok, why not send ships through in a group with a military escort? Can that be so hard to do? Or else make sure all ships are armed and in constant communications with Navy... Sign in to see full entry.

Two things we have been led to believe are certain, but I am not so certain. For instance, take care of your health and you can outrun death. Drive carefully and you should be able to stave off the grim reaper. Get regular medical checkups and stay ahead of death’s curve. Finally, to be sure, one... Sign in to see full entry.

A declaration, usually of surprise. But today, as I live and breathe, my uncle has passed away. Yet another in a long line of uncles, I only have three left now. He was 88 and his health had deteriorated rapidly the past few months. While I am certain I will miss him, I am not saddened by his... Sign in to see full entry.

A strange story indeed. A policeman gets hit by a car in 2008 and wakes up in 1973. He doesn’t know how or why but he is still a policeman and tries to fit in while solving the mystery of why he is a time traveler. Along the way he meets his abusive father, his mother and himself. He falls in love... Sign in to see full entry.

Compelling viewing, first let me say that. Troublesome viewing as well and I don’t know if that is because the plot is on the dark side or if the characters are so well portrayed one can’t help but watch for the inevitable bad ending. The plot is a down on his luck high school chemistry teacher... Sign in to see full entry.

Maybe we should call it the eeeek-onomy, things have been so scary lately. But an article I just saw http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/learn-how-to-invest/five-signs-of-the-recessions-end.aspx?GT1=33014 on the msn home page tells about signs things are turning around. One of those signs is the... Sign in to see full entry.

After 27 years working for one company, my brother-in-law got laid off by that same company. That in itself isn’t too surprising considering he worked for a newspaper. Lately we have all heard of the hard times newspapers are having due to a certain technology, namely the internet. A lot of major... Sign in to see full entry.

Hey, aren’t the mice supposed to play? My boss is attending the industry trade show this week. Well its been no cake walk for me. I have had to work. We worked the last weekend as well and finally a real weekend is here. My blogging has suffered, I just don’t have the energy or the whim to post... Sign in to see full entry.

So, AIG claims it had “contractual obligations” to pay bonuses despite those bonuses being paid for by taxpayers bailout money. First, bonuses for what? The company had been driven into the ground, where exactly is there any one worth a bonus? While it may be true the language of the contracts was... Sign in to see full entry.