Things That Refuse To Die

January 19, 2010

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 around [...]

Tagged as: humor

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Posthumous Networking

January 18, 2010

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 [...]

Tagged as: Internet, Society, Weirdness

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Dirty Harry

January 12, 2010

As I sat scooping the litter box, the universe opened herself up to me, and all was revealed.
In 2008, majority leader Harry Reid made an “unfortunate remark” about then-candidate Barack Obama. Apparently, Reid suggested that Obama could be a successful candidate, despite his African-American heritage, because he was “light-skinned” and did not have a “Negro [...]

Tagged as: Democrats, health care reform, politics, Republicans

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Only Christ Can Save You Now, Tiger

January 8, 2010

Fox News commentator Brit Hume is of the opinion that the extent to which Tiger Woods can recover from the recent scandal depends on his willingness to embrace Christianity instead of Buddhism – a faith which (half Asian) Woods inherited from his mother – because according to Hume, Buddhism “does not offer the kind of [...]

Tagged as: Buddhism, Christianity, Faith, Fox News, Media, religion, Scandals, Society, Tiger Woods

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The Trouble With Bromance

January 2, 2010

Bromance is one of those relatively new, made-up mash-up words that I just cannot get on board with. For the uninitiated, the term implies a close but non-sexual relationship/friendship between two or more men. The term has become particularly popular in Hollywood, where movies like I Love You, Man have become a mainstay of brainless [...]

Tagged as: Bromance, Culture, Film, Media, Society, Weirdness

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The Resistance

December 29, 2009

A nurse by the name of Jerry Lucas, the man behind MaleNurseMagazine.com, is a great guy. I’ve been a reader of his site for a long time. I don’t remember when it was that I first heard about his site, but it was well before Hurricane Katrina. He was at Ground Zero after 9/11. After [...]

Tagged as: Facebook, health care, politics

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Nine Out Of Ten Taliban Agree: Dead Animals Do Not Belong In Polo

December 29, 2009

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, don’t worry [...]

Tagged as: Afghanistan, Craziness, humor, politics, Society, Taliban

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Dear Anthony

December 21, 2009

I received a letter in the mail from Anthony D. Romero, the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
“I’m getting increasingly concerned,” Anthony wrote, “as weeks, and now months, have passed without hearing from you about renewing your ACLU membership.”
I understand your frustration, Anthony, but the fact is that you are wrong.
You have heard [...]

Tagged as: ACLU, politics

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One Small Step For Google… One Huge Step For Me

December 19, 2009

After a decade of staunch and relentless support for using Microsoft Outlook in conjunction with the POP3 protocol, as opposed a webmail service, I have made the switch to using Google Apps with my domain.
This is not a big step for me; it is a huge one.

Tagged as: Computing, email, Google, Google Apps, hosting, tech, Technology

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Why I Miss George W. Bush

December 12, 2009

Now, those were not the greatest eight years this country has ever seen, I’ll admit that right off the bat. Yet, I can’t help but miss having George in the White House. Here’s why.
I miss the silence. Seems like every other day Obama is giving a speech or a lecture or tap-dancing in front of [...]

Tagged as: Bush, humor, obama, politics

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