My Soap Box

Face it, what about a new year makes one think they can miraculously turn their lives around? If it wasn’t important enough to make the change before the flop of a calendar page, what makes it a panacea come January 1, 2005? That is why most resolutions fail. They started off on a procrastinatory... Sign in to see full entry.

All of humanity could be crushed in a single second if the powers of nature so intended. As the number of Tsunami victims continues to rise we are faced with the sobering fact we could be but a memory if an errant asteroid slammed into our planet. All of the infrastructure of modernity wiped out by... Sign in to see full entry.

K-Mart and Sears, a match made in heaven or a match waiting to flare up and then die a cold ember as all matches eventually do? The two companies appear so disparate at first blush that the match-up seems incongruous. As companies go they both share one thing, the profit motive. K-Mart specializes... Sign in to see full entry.

The wrapping paper lies strewn about the garage as dad looks for the assembly instructions that were supposed to be included with the life size model of the space shuttle. There is nothing that makes one feel small like the assembly of fresh new toys that some tot is screaming to play with. One... Sign in to see full entry.

All the wrapping paper is gone. No more gifts are under the tree, it is left looking lonely. Relatives are starting to go home. In a week the burst of the New Year’s celebration will liven our spirits, then the long gloom of winter will set in. No more holidays to break the dreary gray days as we... Sign in to see full entry.

That’s what a spam e-mail pronounced! How do they know I have nothing? I try to put up a brave front. I painted my Chevy Citation’s car cover to resemble a BMW and duct taped it on permanently. I put up a cardboard façade so that now my trailer house looks like a castle. I always wear one of those... Sign in to see full entry.

The Yule, time to cram that pie-hole full and stretch that belt. What is it that makes us behave like a herd of grazing cows? I took my tape measure to my Mother’s last night and by my calculations we had no less than 3.75 acres of Chex-mix, toffee, peanut brittle, cookies, candy, more cookies,... Sign in to see full entry.

Contested governor’s race has candidates separated by handful of votes. We only thought the mud was done being flung here in Washington State. With as few as 10 votes deciding the next governor is there anyone who says their vote doesn’t count? Not here. Sadly, it will not end today, the official... Sign in to see full entry.

Good Morning. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, (and face it you really don’t have a choice) is to buy several gifts that will amuse, entertain, enlighten and generally improve the lives of the recipients. Bear in mind your rich relatives will be able to outgun you on the money front so... Sign in to see full entry.

Rappin’ paper, yo, yo, yo! A politically correct Christmas. Pygmy goats star in a musical version of “A Christmas Carol” The “Night Before Christmas” in Swedish, ya shore by golly. A guide to Christmas Whines. How to make a paper Mache tree with old gift wrap. Holiday entertaining tip, have all your... Sign in to see full entry.