Month: November 2013

Christmas: People Want Stuff

Apparently.  Conservative voices counseling for meaning and simplicity might as well pack it in.  Stuff won the War on Christmas.  No such thing as too much stuff for humans.  The more stuff we have the more...

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Casual Observation

So, basically, the most interesting thing on the intertubes is the spat between Max Blumenthal and Eric Alterman. That doesn’t mean that the spat is all that interesting, unless you like debating the credentials and...

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House Passes Bills Taking Protest Out of Fracking

. US House approves $5,000 fee for official drilling protests, less federal authority over fracking (RT) – The US House passed two bills that would demand a $5,000 filing fee for any individual that wanted to hold an...

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Deadbeat Employers

The most interesting thing I’ve seen recently in political messaging is the idea that WalMart costs taxpayers money by paying so little to their employees that they must seek public assistance to make ends meet. While this...

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I Like Thanksgiving

I feel no need to apologize for liking turkey, the NFL, or my extended family, so I have no problem with expressing my disagreement with Thanksgiving naysayers. Thanksgiving is, by far, my favorite American holiday, and...

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