Two and a half years ago, I wrote this blog showing how my voting philosophy has changed since I first started voting. Here is the meat of it again, but now I'm adding a new philosophy for the decade of 2010s.

When I first voted back in 1985 for the first time (yes I'm that old ;) ) I was told I'd have to always vote for the lesser of two evils. ( Read more... )

Billy Mays once challenged this guy to a Pitch Off.

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This is Vince Offer with the Slap Chop which you've probably seen. Notice that he says it's $19.95 and you get a Graty and a second set free. The S&H is doubled for the second "free" set, so it's really $19.95 + (2 x $7.95) or about $36. They ask you to ask about the foldable cutting board ( ( Read more... )

My friend Jan Leighton passed away on November 16th. His obituary is a large article in the NY Times today. Buy a copy or see it for free at The New York Times Site

You can also go to the webpage I designed for him years ago at janleighton.com

lilysnowflower Asked me about which books I'm reading now on Facebook. Here is the list:

My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.It's the true story about a brain anatomist who went through a major stroke. Since she's a brain expert, she was able to describe in detail what it was like and how it took her 8 years to fully recover and re-educate herself ( Read more... )

Today I am the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Is that at all good? ;)

Josie's band travels through musical genres; Classic Josie, Disco Josie, Punk Josie, Country Western Josie, Metal "Kiss" Josie, and Techno Josie. Listen closely; all the original lyrics are there.

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A very young Burt Reynolds plays a parody of Marlon Brando named Rocky Rhodes on an hour long episode of Twilight Zone. He really steals the show. Here is a clip.

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