By Ron Murdock Since the beginning of mankind we’ve always seem to be in some kind of age that goes by a name. Among them are the New Age, which really only applies to the start of history. Since then we’ve been in several other ages such as the Iron Age, Renaissance Age, Dark Ages, which in many ways we …
In the last 2 years the internet has seen the emergence of a popular type of internet video known as a Let’s Plays. Let’s Plays are essentially videos of people playing video games while providing commentary and analysis of the game. They can be funny and informative while being critical of games and their flaws. While many people have found …
The Evolution of Electric Cars The biggest objections and obstacles to electric cars being popular today are the unavailability of public charging stations, and the expense of home recharging systems (docks). In addition, short ranges and long recharging times make electric cars impractical for most applications. But that doesn’t need to be a reality. In fact, battery electric cars provide …
Finally, gone are the days of checking diaper moisture with a finger. With elasticized waistbands, colorful designs and comfort rivaling Air Force One, the newest leap in diaper technology. Huggies has an iphone system called ‘TweetPee’. Huggies Brazil has invented a plastic device that sends an alert to your iPhone when your baby goes number one. The only slightly obtrusive …
By Betty Mermelstein Our country boasts 401 national park areas! Each one an introduction to the grandeur that is this vast and environmentally varied United States. We all want to visit as many as possible, and “we all” showed up to Yosemite the year my family made the trip there. It never crossed our minds to turn around and leave …
By Steven Wilson There are a few things in this world I will just never understand. Like why don’t I have a holo-deck in my house yet? I never understood chitterlings in general. Those neon lights underneath cars, what’s the point of that? And, most vexing of all, whatever happened to the good old fashioned, quaint, by the side of …
It’s the coolest thing in the world to be able to say, “I am taking my wife to a heavy metal show for Mother’s Day” and… the spousling that is going to aforementioned heavy metal concert does not have purple spiked hair, assorted pins and metal objects in her cheeks, chin or forehead and only wears all black at funerals. …
Hubby and I have lived in the same house for forty years. When we put our roots down, we sink them in deep. We’ve thought about moving, but the thought of cleaning out the garage attic, just makes us shudder. After all, there’s forty years of crapola up there. The neighborhood is generally made up of older couples who, like …
The Narcotic Detecting Cat by By Steven Wilson Harmless Little Prank It’s amazing how something as harmless as a little prank can involve changing a military base’s policy and may affect national security. But it can, and it happened to me. The Spring of 1994 found me at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, driving around my nice shiny patrol car, …
Do Good Looking People Get Asked Out Less Often? For most of my life I have heard that good looking people frequently are the loneliest because their beauty intimidates potential partners. Though attracted to their beauty, the good looking are not approached because everyone ‘assumes’ that they already have it all – beautiful mate, wealth, health and happiness. But the …
The modern version of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) movie, “Oz the Great and Powerful”, had audiences everywhere waiting with childlike anticipation to be razzled and dazzled by cinematic wizardry. Like a talent contestant singing a beloved piece by a master, attempting to ride the coattails of “The Wizard of Oz,” produced by MGM and now owned by Warner Bros, …
Hubby and I are perfectly matched. Not only am I blind, he’s deaf, so right there it’s a marriage made in heaven. Somehow when we’re in the car driving we get desperate for conversation it seems. We don’t talk about friends or family. Oh no, that would make too much sense, and for us that would be just plain normal. …
Will’s Thoughts | Thoughts Father’s Day Father’s Day for me is both one of sadness and of joy as I remember my incredible father. Due to a number of issues, we really never had a chance to experience the whole ‘father and son’ thing and the result is that there will forever be a hollow place in my heart that …
Champagne corks were popping across the nation as criminals in Canada cheered the recently revised marijuana laws. This now forces tens of thousands of law abiding citizens with valid medicinal marijuana prescriptions to seek ‘alternative’ sources for their favorite bud because of the actions of a handful who broke the rules. The Canadian government claims that by reversing its medical …
