How Unemployment Really Works
How to reduce the unemployment rolls Derek in Accounts Payable was an excitable type, but only to a certain extent. When he rounded the corner to speak to … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
9/12/2001 – The Days After the Unthinkable Happened – Part 4
The Days After the Unthinkable Happened on 9/11 (A serial book excerpt) Previous installments in the Unthinkable series: After Flight 93 crashes into the White House on 9/11/2001, killing … Read more
To Beard or Not to Beard
“A man doesn’t grow a beard, a beard grows a man.” – Professor Ronnie Stache Clean shaven men: Are you feeling a little effeminate, does life seem to … Read more
9/12/2001 – The Days After the Unthinkable Happened – Part 3
9/12/2001 – The Day After The Unthinkable Happened Prelude: On 9/11/2001 Flight 93 crashes into the White House as was originally planned. Dick Cheney, the Vice President, is … Read more
Mother’s and Father’s Day Greeting Cards: Cost or Quality?
Greeting cards: Message quality varies with the cost When recently browsing the greeting cards rack, I discovered a disturbing trend: card prices continue to climb; and while cheap … Read more
9/12/2001 – Part 2
9/12/2001: The Days After the Unthinkable Happened (A serial book excerpt) In Part 1, Flight 93 has accomplished its goal of smashing into the White House, apparently killing … Read more
A “Pedal-palooza” Event Rolls Into Sacramento: Celebrate Bicycling & Music, with a Bike-Powered Stage!
Encourage bicycling: Please help spread the word about this week-long event. The multi-day, multi-location Sacramento Rolling Bicycle Music Festival features a bike-powered sound system and is being held … Read more
(The) News (Really) Bytes – April 2015
‘All the News that Needs to be Knowed’ The Aurora Joker James Holmes trial finally begins three years after his attack at the premier of a new Batman … Read more
9/12/2001 – The Days After the Unthinkable Happened
A serial book excerpt on 9/11 What might have happened had Bush been in Washington on 9/11? The aircraft nosed through the mid morning sky on 9/11/2001. Outside, … Read more
Libraries: The Great Whores of the Literary World
Once upon a time, there used to be sanctuaries of silence called “libraries” There used to be a sanctuary to which you could retire for that most blessed … Read more
