My Soap Box

As the lady astronaut said after driving 800 miles in her Depends. November 6 th, election day for many and many of us wonder if our votes were politically correct. I doubt there are any correct politicians. Just look at all the ads trumpeting opposing viewpoints. Here in Washington, we can make the... Sign in to see full entry.

Right after I post this blog, I am going to vote. Our state is nearly 100% mail in voting, so I can vote naked if I want. Well, I guess I always could have, but then everyone could tell if I was really excited about the issues, but I digress. The issues are so staggeringly boring I don’t really know... Sign in to see full entry.

So, just how cold is it outside? How warm is it inside? Will knowing either one of these things make any difference? If you are cold, well, you are cold and if you are warm, what can I say? Now it might be handy to look at the outdoor thermometer so you know how to dress for the weather, but you can... Sign in to see full entry.

Is the end near? The end of good times, Happy Days are more than a show endlessly in re-runs, are happy days also doomed to be a fond memory? The stock market skids, will it regain control? An election nears, will terrorists seek an opportunity to ruin the parties? Fuel prices soar. With diesel... Sign in to see full entry.

How much protection is not enough? Apparently something managed to get by my AVG free virus protection software. It was a spyware so no harm to the computer, but now I must change all my passwords since that particular type is one that digs for private information and was in the computer for two... Sign in to see full entry.

They are called games. Games played by professionals, that’s professional sports. Baseball, Football, Soccer, well, you get the idea. Millions of dollars describe the salaries of these “players” and when the pre-game shows are winding down the final analysis is, “they have to play to the best of... Sign in to see full entry.

First, an excellent story crafted in the finest movie making traditions. Based on a book of the same title, this movie explores the oldest questions that haunt all of us, are we the best we can be and if given a free hand, what would we do? No, there are no car chases or explosions, yet I would not... Sign in to see full entry.

Is string theory real? My string theory is – once you open a package of string, it will become hopelessly snarled into a tangle of so many dimensions you won’t have the time or space to unravel it. And don’t get me started about super string theory! What was before the big bang? Well, that’s when... Sign in to see full entry.

The fox went into the store and bought some socks in a box that he paid for with rocks. Face it, the cks sound sucks. No really, it could be replaced with the letter x, as it already has been as we observed with the aforementioned fox and box. Why not rox and sox? It’s enough to drive one to detox... Sign in to see full entry.

Mouth so dry, I think maybe I bathed the cat! I’ve got a cold and I’ve been taking a crapload of meds for it. They work but leave me with a severely dry mouth. I wake up at least three times a night and frantically stumble into the kitchen to parch my sandpaper tongue. It’s a vicious rather than a... Sign in to see full entry.