My Soap Box

Forget global warming, that doesn’t matter. The planet will save itself, it is we who will not survive should the worst case scenario come to pass. We can debate climate change and its causes till we’re blue in the face and it won’t make an ounce of difference on the outcome. What we need to realize... Sign in to see full entry.

There is nothing like the first sunny day of spring. Finally, one doesn’t need a coat, the air is pleasant and the sun hasn’t attained it’s summer ferocity yet. The green grass threading it’s way through the brown mat of last year’s lawn gives hope that better days are on the way. Once actually want... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s a beautiful day out there, wind blowing right to left on your screen, the sun is out with only a few clouds thrown in for contrast! It is the first day in a long time that truly begs one to be out in it, such a change from the deep-freeze we have endured since Halloween. Speaking of contrast, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Protesters attempt to de-rail Olympic torch ceremony. First, it’s true the summer Olympics are being held in China. It’s also true many in this country don’t care much for China. But does it make any sense to punish the Olympic organization for the Chinese human rights transgressions? Symbolically,... Sign in to see full entry.

If you don’t like this, chances are you’re dead. I had watched parts of it online but the herky-jerky downloads, poor resolution, small screen size and absolute lack of audio quality simply don’t do it justice. I put my new copy in the DVD player, turned on my old school stereo to run the sound... Sign in to see full entry.

What exactly is magnetism and why does it work? Science doesn’t know. Oh sure, they know how it works and how it can be used to make the very electricity that is putting these words on the screen and storing all the data in memory devices, it’s just they don’t know exactly what magnetism is. We have... Sign in to see full entry.

Don’t look now, but big things are afoot. It all starts at your friendly neighborhood gas pump. As prices edge ever higher we should take note of life as it is now and then give it a long wet slobbery kiss good-bye. Things are about to change. Things like carefree drives in the family bus. More... Sign in to see full entry.

March 28 2008 It is snowing and has been since about 3:00 this afternoon. Depending on which forecast you choose, we are expected to have anywhere from 4 to 10 inches on the ground in the morning. Traffic is snarled and people are being advised not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary... Sign in to see full entry.

Can it really be? In this day and age of sensitivity, there is a team called “The Tarheels”? Am I alone, or is this just about the most racist thing I have ever heard? Maybe I don’t know the history of the team’s name, but it conjures some dark images in my mind. Ok, with that off my mind, onto the... Sign in to see full entry.

Will you still be having cake when you’re 102? I probably won’t remember what cake it, much less be able to gum it. Last Sunday I was at a birthday party for a 102 year-old woman. She lives in a nursing home and was looking forward to having “something besides that awful food they give me here.” I’m... Sign in to see full entry.