I’m a big fan of reading the results of random studies. These are thing nobody should spend time on, but end up answering some of life’s great questions ( Read more... )

Ten pages in I was cursing F. Scott Fitzgerald. I remember really enjoying The "Great Gatsby," and coupled with a recommendation from a friend I had high hopes ( Read more... )

If you missed the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, you are a complete loser. I mean, what else could you have possibly been doing on a Friday night than watching smart kids spell hard words on ABC ( Read more... )

The U.S. Supreme Court is easily the most interesting piece of the government. The historic nature of their opinions, the secretive nature of their deliberations and the appointment process all give the court a different feeling than other entities ( Read more... )

Most people need jobs. In our economic system, the best way to secure the funds necessary for food and shelter is to perform a service in exchange for money ( Read more... )

One of the perks of my job is the ability to be awake and sitting in a place full of TVs while most of the sane world is asleep ( Read more... )

They've probably seen this day coming for a while, but that doesn't make it any easier. Today the International Olympic Committee stripped Marion Jones' teammates of the relay medals from the 2000 Olympics ( Read more... )

"Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream ( Read more... )

Today I charged myself a tax. Granted, it was only 50 cents, but its effect will be long-lasting ( Read more... )

This has nothing to do with Eliot Spitzer or prostitutes ( Read more... )