Blowback. Otherwise known as the law of unintended consequences. Always an eye-opener. Last week was the occasion of that glorious annual ...

I'm still here. I will post something again, but life is busy and changing, my kids are getting older and I can't really blog abou...

One of the things I like to read on the internet is the message boards on IMDB . Sometimes there are very thoughtful and informative posts b...

There is a song that is currently HUGE on the tween girl circuit that is so teeth-grindingly annoying to me that I was very glad to see Salo...

Time for something a little lighter. I quite liked this latest questionnaire meme on Sunday Stealing , which I came across on Princess Pando...

Do I detect something new in the world's response to ISIS' destruction of the ancient city of Nimrud? In 2001 when the Taliban ble...

You know that thing where really really smart people can be clueless about something really really obvious to everyone else? Sure you do. We...

When I was a kid crickets used to stop chirping if you stomped your foot nearby. I know this because I remember it vividly, and as we a...

The financial advice industry is broken. Scandal after scandal has made this obvious.  Where can you go for quality, impartial, appropriate ...

So Greece is trying something new. The government swept to power on promises to stop the crippling austerity regime that has not improve...