This image thing has gone a little too far ( Read more... )

Any sports fan can tell you sometimes you watch a game just because you like the sport. It doesn't matter who is playing, and thus you don't really care who wins ( Read more... )

This morning I read a story about a guy paying $17,000 for pieces of hair that may have been George Washington's ( Read more... )

Four words ( Read more... )

I'm not going to pretend to be an economic expert. I have never taken any classes in economics, personal finance or in contract law. But I feel like I have a grasp on at least a small sense of reality and a basic ability to crunch some numbers.

That's why this story about Latrell Sprewell had me scratching my head. Years ago when Spree ( Read more... )

The second book in the Year of 20 is a tale of one man's quest to follow the Bible as closely as possible for one year. The author, A.J. Jacobs, is not the inventor of the one-year self quest, but is part of my inspiration. The humorous ways he strings together his experiences with his off-beat goals makes has him climbing my list of heroes ( Read more... )

Most schools have policies on dress that seek to promote a learning environment free from distraction. Those rules can seem overbearing and out of touch with students since they are created and instituted by people who are not in the same demographic ( Read more... )

It's the Year of the Book, or the YOB ( Read more... )

I'm not sure which is more satisfying, shutting a book you really enjoyed right after you finish it or putting it back in its place on the bookshelf ( Read more... )

This morning I was watching the best 4 am TV has to offer when a woman joked about getting so drunk she would end up with a lampshade on her head. This is certainly not the first time this joke has been made, and definitely not a new experience for television ( Read more... )