What Hath Miley Wrought? 26 Aug 2013 | 11:49 pm

Diet Pepsi and Me 25 Aug 2013 | 01:06 am

I drink a lot of Diet Pepsi. As in, I drink a disturbing amount of Diet Pepsi. I drink so much Diet Pepsi, I’m pretty sure I sweat Diet Pepsi. I really, REALLY started to appreciate just how much Diet...

God in the Machine 22 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am

Whilst changing Zoey's diaper this morning, the doorbell rang, sending Aiden into a rendition of "DAD! Door!" that would have made a barking rottweiler seem pleasant. I answered the door with Zoey clu...

Gov. Warrgarble 14 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm

Heard a MPR interview with Gov. Dayton this morning. The man always sounds like he's either chewing on his tongue or he's twirling a mouthful of marbles. To put that in visual terms:...

It's funny because of the hair 13 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm

Declaration of Twitter 31 Jul 2013 | 02:49 am

On July 9, 1776, George Washington—then commander of the Continental forces—read the Declaration of Independence aloud in front of a large New York audience. What’s not generally known about that addr...

Smoking Hot Boxer 27 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm

From the Sept. 16, 1939 "Saturday Evening Post." Back when smoking was so ubiquitous, even boxing events were packed with puffers. "Says Joe Williams, Famous Sports Expert." Not sure why that distinct...

Old Ads 27 Jul 2013 | 10:01 pm

One of my wife's purchases for our store several months ago included an old wooden crate chock full of old "Better Homes and Gardens" and "American Home" going back to 1936 - 1960s. Some of the ads ar...

Damn Right 25 Jul 2013 | 11:28 pm

I hate search engine optimization (SEO) theories with the white hot intensity of a billion suns, because I think they're all basically bullshit and have the effect of turning writing in a formulaic pa...

Smart Phones Aren’t Really 19 Jul 2013 | 02:28 am

Technology is a funny thing, by which I mean it’s more irritating than a tent full of mosquitoes. There was a time, not so long ago, when I had a fairly solid grasp on emerging technologies, back when...