Friday, September 26th, 2014
A little while ago, I was invited to participate in a Class Action lawsuit for 13 million dollars. If successful, my share of this loot would only be a small fraction, perhaps a thousand dollars at most. The accused is an internet company I invested in back in the boom days. Like so many of
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Yesterday while waiting for my friend to open the door, I heard a voice call from the sidewalk. An old man with a cane was standing next to my car, he said, “Excuse me sir, can you...
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
I believe in equality. That is not to say that every person is equal to every other person. Clearly they are not. Whether considering intelligence, appearance, talent, contribution, or attitude, we are each very unique, very different,...
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
New York Mayor De Blasio wants to ‘solve’ social problems. One such social problem is that there are too many Asian students in the city’s top high schools such as Brooklyn Tech. You see, to a “Progressive”...
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
I was just sitting there, visiting with a good friend of mine, happy to see her again after a few years had gone by, when out of the blue she suggested that I should be killed. What...
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
I did it on purpose, and to be quite honest, I don’t really feel bad about it. It would have been perfectly legal too. It happened where highway 580 to the Bay Bridge splits off onto highway...
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Some years ago I was married to a black woman. Our relationship was just that, our relationship. It was none of anyone else’s business. But I can tell you with some certainty that being part of an...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
While interviewing candidates for a UX designer position, I asked them what their salary expectations were. Both were fresh graduates, from the same school, with the same project work in their portfolios, and with no real world...
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
A little more than 100 years ago, my ancestors left Ukraine for the New World. They were peasants. They belonged to the land, and that land changed owners regularly: sometimes Russian, sometimes Austrian, and sometimes Polish. Regardless...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
A recent NASA study predicted that civilization would end in the next 20 years if we do not change our ways. The study made the rounds on social media as such sensational predictions are apt to do....
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
The Obama administration imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to the takeover of Crimea, and threatened more actions. Meanwhile FOX News asks, “Is it enough?” Both positions are idiotic. In the case of the sanctions, what...
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Although I am morally opposed to a bill currently awaiting a vote in the Senate, I’m in the odd position in that I will personally benefit if is passed. In fact, I will be given about $11,000....
Monday, December 23rd, 2013
Like many children, my parents told me that Santa Claus would bring me presents if I were a good little boy. According to the cartoons on TV, Santa Claus lived at the North Pole where he and...
Friday, December 20th, 2013
Up until a few days ago, I had no idea there was a Duck Dynasty on TV, or anywhere else. Then some guy with a scraggly beard started showing up in the news in the fiasco of...
Saturday, November 30th, 2013
There were 1455 weather records set last week in the U.S.A. the vast majority of them on the cold side. They include: 205 record snowfalls 203 low temperatures 969 low maximum temperatures These includes snow in Dallas,...
