ramblings & shenanigans
From the category archives:
So, you, like so many others, have spent the recent months on the road with a motley crew of Mensa members in 18th century garments, protesting against health care, tax cuts, education, lamp-posts, and shopping carts with one missing wheel. Now, out of the blue, you’re reading from someone’s Facebook update that the bill that [...]
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Immediately following the recent injury of freshly elected Republican Senator Scott Brown, there has been some speculation that the Massachusetts Senator might not be sworn in this afternoon after all. However, according to a source at the House GOP leadership, such rumors and speculations are not only premature, but entirely baseless. “We don’t expect Senator [...]
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Now that President Obama’s approval ratings are slipping, and the good people of Massachusetts have voted in their first Republican senator in almost forty years, it’s time to get real about politics in this country. It’s time to take leadership into our own hands. Brother, I know what you are thinking: “how am I supposed [...]
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If you enjoy a cold beer, today is supposedly the day to knock one back, as canned beer celebrates its 75th birthday. The first beer can was introduced by a brewing company from New Jersey back in 1935. It was a market test, which apparently proved successful, since American beer drinkers prefer cans over bottles, [...]
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1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Despite being web standards non-compliant, and riddled with security holes, this sluggish mammoth of a browser continues to plague the online world, almost a decade after its first appearance. Many corporations continue to stick with MSIE6, as do certain less technologically focused countries, such as China and South Korea. Webmasters [...]
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I never cease to be amazed by the extent to which the Internet can answer questions we never even think to ask. For example, I can honestly say I never gave any thought to what would become of my email accounts or my Facebook page after I kicked the bucket. How, without my password, would [...]
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At least the Taliban and I can agree on something. During their regime in Afghanistan, the Taliban banned the popular Central Asian sport, Buzkashi. This, uh, sport consists of horseback men riding around and trying to drag a dead calf into a ring in the sand. If you find this objectionable for some odd reason, [...]
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Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.