My Soap Box

Maybe I ate too many colored eggs, the ones I found in the lawn from last year, but I thought I heard something mighty strange on the radio news today. It seems the good people of Walnut Creek California in a really strange effort to avoid offending, well, God knows who (and He ain’t telling) are... Sign in to see full entry.

Lawmakers compete at cow-milking – Hey, I haven’t read the story but I can only guess, since lawmakers are good at milking almost anything, particularly the taxpayers wallet. No, you can’t get blood out of turnip, but you can squeeze a billfold dry. For all I know, this could be a new campaign... Sign in to see full entry.

Hot tomato Ashley Alexandra Dupre and her lawyer have it out for the press. According to the Associated Press, “The lawyer for the call girl linked to the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer lashed out at the media on Friday for thrusting the 22-year-old woman into the ‘public glare’ without her consent... Sign in to see full entry.

Once again, my age has slapped me across the face. I tuned in to PBS, they have a pledge drive going and were featuring “My Music, the British Invasion.” This was/is much more than a hodgepodge of grainy black and white clips of bands from that era, they have persuaded many of the groups to get back... Sign in to see full entry.

More than a Talking Heads song, it seems the Earth Liberation Front (or somebody masquerading as them) decided it would be a good idea to torch some homes near Seattle that offended them. The homes were among the “built green” variety, but apparently that was not good (green) enough. Sure, they were... Sign in to see full entry.

Is your non-stick cookware doing nothing but sticking? I’m not sure what ruins those non-stick surfaces but I have heard it is putting them through the dishwasher. The theory is the extra heat and harsh detergents remove the oils even these high tech surfaces need to stay non-stick. It is much like... Sign in to see full entry.

How many one-person businesses do you know of? Chances are, not that many. How many would you say have international sales? Welcome to NaPalm Racing. I suppose this business really had its start in my garage. But even before that, my son showed an unusual knack for figures. He was just playing in... Sign in to see full entry.

The chicken or the Big Bang? Scientists are paid big money to contemplate such things and the new issue of Discover Magazine poses the old question, “what came before the Big Bang?” yet one more time. They have run stories on this subject before, in fact my research shows me I commented on that very... Sign in to see full entry.

Two youths stabbed, bloody fingerprint leads to killer. That was the gist of a headline in last Saturday’s paper. It was the story of a grisly murder, a stabbing. As I read further, the name of the male victim, Tanner Pehl jumped out at me. There is a family by that name in our little town of... Sign in to see full entry.

Am I crazy? It has been suggested that yours truly has too much time on his hands, or maybe I am crazy. Anyone that thinks I have too much spare time is crazy. But then, if you are reading me, you’re not crazy at all, not yet at least. From time to time it may seem as if I am trying to drive you... Sign in to see full entry.