Archive for 'General Interest'

Katherine A. Scheri: Internet Troll Extraordinaire!

Posted 05 August 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 20 Comments

        “… You are a joke my friend.  You don’t have the intelligence or the backbone to admit that you are a hack.  You cannot defend your comments because they are indefensible.  You have only confirmed with your censorship that you are a jellyfish…I know when I am dealing with a complete moron and hopefully [...]

Reborn Babies: Pandering to a Mental Disorder

Posted 31 July 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 164 Comments

    Some people are not content with normal dolls.  Some people want dolls that are as close to the real thing as possible without actually being a real baby.  To be more precise, they would probably prefer a real baby but settle for a realistic looking doll as the next best thing.  The dolls in question are called [...]

Go to a Museum: Become a Member

Posted 24 July 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 9 Comments

     We’ve been renewing our memberships to various museums since the boys were old enough to appreciate museums.  We started by getting a membership to the St. Paul Children’s Museum which gave us admission to, yes, the St. Paul Children’s Museum.  Our horizons opened though when we bought a membership to the Minnesota Science Museum [...]

Digital Drugs: iDoser?

Posted 19 July 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 15 Comments

  Teenage fads come and go, and if you blink you’re likely to miss one.  One of the newest ones is iDosing.  My nephew, being a skeptic like me, brought it to my attention.  If you’re scratching your head now wondering what the heck iDosing is, don’t worry because I didn’t know either.  It is [...]

Cost of Raising Kids in 2009 According to the Department of Agriculture

Posted 11 July 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 8 Comments

    Did you know that the US Department of Agriculture keeps track of how much it costs to raise kids?  Maybe you did, but I didn’t.  They did a detailed job of it, too. Here’s the PDF if you’re looking for a fascinating bedtime read.  I started reading it, but I got stuck at all the [...]

Houseplants: Do they Improve Indoor Air Quality?

Posted 16 June 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 9 Comments

   Plants smell nice, and they have mood enhancing properties – that’s good. They’re also pretty and take carbon dioxide out of the air – that’s also good. But do they take pollutants out of the air (carbon dioxide doesn’t count) like some people seem to believe? Not according to the EPA they don’t. This [...]

What to do If a Collection Agency is After You

Posted 27 May 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 2 Comments

   I recommend never buying anything on credit unless it’s a student loan or a house (and the house only because people don’t usually have that much money lying around).  The hassle of credit is usually not worth whatever short term gain you think you’re getting.  Collection agencies are good examples of the aggravation that [...]

The Gulf Oil Leak is Bad: BP and Corporate Irresponsibility

Posted 21 May 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | 2 Comments

   Oil washing up on beaches is bad.  I think we can all agree on that.  Dead birds, dead sea turtles and dead dolphins – that’s all bad.  Fishermen losing their livelihoods and coastal towns losing tourists because of gunked up beaches: Bad.  You don’t have to be a member of Greenpeace to know what’s [...]

An Improving Economy: Real World Indicators

Posted 09 May 2010 | By | Categories: General Interest | No Comments

Okay, the economy may still be in the dumps, but at least there are some real signs that people at least feel better about their economic forecast than they did at this time last year.  Forbes Magazine reported this month on statements made by 5 billionaires who are leaders in their respective industries.  Some industries [...]