Dear annoying neighbor who has been pimping his lawn service business since we moved in ( Read more... )

So I received a traffic ticket in July for driving with expired tags. Seems that when we moved, they lost our address or the paperwork didn't forward, so I had no idea I was so out of date. Cop was an OSU campo and was very nice... told me just to get the new tags by the date on the ticket and show proof at the courthouse downtown and I'd be off ( Read more... )

Like snow in Houston. SRSLY? Five inches? I've seen the pics from friends. There is something wrong with the universe ( Read more... )

Several on my flist has posted their own antiholiday rants already this year. Well, here's mine ( Read more... )

( It's been awhile since I went off on a good political tear )

Had a thought as I was going to bed last night. I had wanted to say something like this in the first draft, but opted not to mainly to save on length. However, given how many letters have appeared in the paper from folks going off about Islam, I think this would have resonance. The proposed addition is in bold ( Read more... )

Herewith, the draft of the editor to the illustrious local paper. I'd love feedback; my plan is to send it tomorrow morning ( Read more... )

Ever since the Stillwater Newspress published an apology for running a front page article on Easter Sunday about a lecture series sponsored by the Muslim Student Association, I have questioned whether I should subscribe to the thing. Unfortunately, it's one of the best ways to keep up with potentially cool things that could be happening in this ( Read more... )

Dear George Will,

Re: Your column. One word: Apollo.

No love,

Me

a-h-scientist has a lot more to say about this than I do. But I would add to his analysis a query. What is so wrong about incentives and investment and requirements as a way of driving innovation?

( You know I couldn't leave it at one word )

Anyone want a crappy Bluetooth headset? Because we are the proud owners of a Motorola H681 because me missed the AT&T 14-day return policy on accessories by less than one day!!

I looked at a-h-scientist yesterday and said, "Crap, we forgot to return the headset." "Oh no problem," he says, "We can do it tomorrow ( Read more... )