My Soap Box

Step parents have it tough. They can never take the place of the missing parent and all to 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.

Gas pains got you down boobie? Well cry in misery no more! Just step right up and take a shot of that which ails you. Who’s to blame? Why just listen to every politician, they’ll tell you who’s to blame, every other politician except them, of course. You say you’re waiting on science to fill those... Sign in to see full entry.

And I’m still taking a road trip in my motorhome. What? That’s probably what your thinking, didn’t you know the price of gas is higher than the national debt? Yes, I did, I said I did the math and here is how it works out. I am planning a 920 mile round trip. The Gulfstream gets an average of 8.6... Sign in to see full entry.

Life as we know it is about to change. Fuel prices are skyrocketing and this is one time, what goes up will not come down. Airlines will fail. General Motors is shutting down it’s truck lines. We can no longer ignore what so many of us have known for years, decades even. Oil is a finite resource and... Sign in to see full entry.

A lot of things have happened lately that seem quite large on the scale of importance. Cyclones, Tornados, Earthquakes and a volcano in South America has been erupting for over a week. Cut to: The Seattle Mariners (or any other major baseball team’s) post-game radio show and you find people are... Sign in to see full entry.

Reality bears down on us, teeth bared, talons extended, ready to rip our internally constructed views of life to shreds and drag us back to its nest as a feast for its young. Reality is a bummer, really. The worst part is, you can never escape it. Many have tried with drugs of every description,... Sign in to see full entry.

Mother ship to Earth unit, come in Earth unit to Mother ship, we read you. So, how’s it going down there, anything interesting? You know high command wants your report on their desk, they are anxious to pull the plug on this failure of a planet. Well, things are getting interesting, there was a... Sign in to see full entry.

A shining example for everyone. Maybe you heard it on Paul Harvey News, or saw it in your local paper or on MSN.com or are about to read it for the first time, trust me, this story exemplifies the way we should all live our lives. According to all the stories, the women’s teams of Western Oregon... Sign in to see full entry.

So you want to cash a $360 billion check at your local bank? What’s wrong with this picture? That’s what a man tried to do in Fort Worth Texas. The teller did a double take according to news reports, and who wouldn’t. Did he really think the bank would just routinely cash a check of that size? Well,... Sign in to see full entry.

I was right! Some time ago, when I was shopping for a new car, I opined that the current generation hybrids, while a step in the right direction and certainly worth consideration would pale in comparison to what is sure to come down the pike in the future. I had read an article (yes, in my beloved... Sign in to see full entry.