Category Archives: spleen
No doubting American idleness
Yep, America’s Idle … or at least a sizable chunk of it is, if The News & Observer’s relentless barrage of shout-outs to American Idol local fav, Scotty McCreery, is any indication. It’s ironic to think a decision-making process once … Continue reading
War: Made in the U.S.A.
Last weekend, I bought a Sears-brand, Kenmore microwave that wouldn’t even light up when plugged in, as if its circuitry had been entirely omitted. Apparently, the Chinese plant that built it [Have you tried purchasing anything lately that’s NOT cheap … Continue reading
Wheeler fends off public with tax-funded gallery Gestapo
It’s no secret Governor Perdue has been frantically searching for ways to trim the fat from state government. To lend a hand, I’d like to suggest a worthwhile, if modest, starting point: Larry Wheeler’s private army of Nazi art guards … Continue reading
Filed under art, civics 101, spleen
Be counted, early and often
Well, I received my U.S. census questionnaire in the mail this week … again! I mailed the first one back weeks ago, two days after it arrived, in fact. But now I suppose Uncle Sam’s not content to count me … Continue reading
Filed under civics 101, commerce, spleen
Distracted beyond reason
It seems the much-distracted, father-daughter driving duo who openly confessed their mutual cell phone addictions in the pages of The News & Observer last month has stirred up no end of commotion among the local rabble. Far be it from … Continue reading
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Truckers just drivers, not fighter jocks
A piece in this week’s New York Times finally lit a fire under my butt to weigh in on the whole distracted driver issue. It cited representatives of the trucking industry and its 18-wheelin’ brotherhood making claims that truck drivers … Continue reading
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Art for psych majors
Presenting … the original Rorschach inkblots with popular interpretations, a la Wikipedia … Posted in honor of all those knuckleheaded psychologists of the world, who rank only slightly above their snake-oil-salesmen-of-mental-health-care brethren, the psychiatrists, insofar as their hourly rates are … Continue reading
Filed under left field, spleen
Walk the walk, don’t talk it
Phone toting dog walkers, consider yourselves on notice. Your roaming minutes are running out along with your furry companion’s patience. The habit of chatting on a cell phone while walking one’s dog has become all too common. It’s not at … Continue reading
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Killing the forest to save its animals
It’s decided: I’m withholding all future support to the Humane Society of the United States, at least until it stops sending mixed messages by the ton care of the U.S. Postal Service. I say this even as the national animal … Continue reading
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“In the criminal justice system …”
“… sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous … which is why we like rubbing your noses in them each week in all their salacious and prurient detail. Plus, it’s good for the ratings.” Really, does anyone actually give a … Continue reading
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