Women Doing Fine
by “The new high-tech economy is leaving women behind,” cries Ellen Smyth, president of the American Association of University Women’s Educational Foundation. That’s hardly the case. …
Op-Ed Blog
Personal Flight
Innovator displays Aerocar, plans new model of the flying car. This article is a test of my commitment to technological growth. On the one hand, …
Cell Phone Blues
The battery on my cell phone keeps dying! Heck, the darn thing was completely dead most of yesterday and I didn’t even know it. It’s …
Spam Solution for the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission wants to increase pressure on senders “spam”. Sounds like the FTC needs a programmer or two on his staff. What’s needed …
Gay Marriages Not to be Recognized
A Senate bill prohibiting the recognition of same-sex unions won approval by the Texas House. Man, this is going to piss off some Democrats (and …
Stay in School, Fool
UT’s point guard T.J. Ford is likely to go pro. I’m something of a basketball player myself, if being a weekend warrior qualifies, and I …
Croc Files
Killing of gator upsets Cinco Ranch residents in Houston. Local news ran a video tape of law enforcement dragging this animal down the street behind …
More News from the Land of the Inane
Researchers find that fish feel pain when hooked. And if they do are we supposed to stop eating fish, too? I love this quote from …
FTC: Spam is Bad
FTC: Two-thirds of junk e-mails have bogus claims Gee, do you really think so? Don’t you just feel like slapping yourself silly having blown all …