A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to ‘Dad.’ With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter. Dear Dad: It is with great regret and sorrow that I’m writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I...

           I am sick to death of all the hype regarding president elect Obama’s inauguration.  If I hear one more news outlet use the tired cliché that this is a “truly historical moment” I think I am going to toss my cookies, barf, vomit, upchuck, hurl..you get the idea.             I was as pleased as the next fellow when Obama won the election in a clear and decisive way.  I believe the man will...

I read a news article this morning about how a case can be made, using certain statistics, that laptop computers will someday make desktop computers obsolete. It made me think pretty hard about how the world is evolving. Working with the always changing computer industry all day, every day, I feel I am well equipped to voice an opinion about this. You might think this is really a silly thing to get all worked up about, but, it bothers me...

            Clichés never bothered me when I was younger.  Lately, however they have really been annoying me.  I hear them incessantly on the news and on the TV.  I see them in print magazines and in the newspaper.  I do a LOT of reading online.  Reading any kind of articles or blogs online you will find that it is filled with them. Looking back through many of my own blog posts I was not surprised to learn that I have been...

You should already be aware of the impending transition from the outdated analog television signals to the current technology of digital broadcasting.  I can’t imagine that there is anyone in the U.S. today that has not been exposed to some form of media spewing the gospel of the “High-Def revolution”.  I for one am VERY excited about this.  Anyone who has not yet been exposed to the VAST difference in image quality...

I am a realistic thinker. Many of my friends see me as a negative person. I get very tired of telling them that I am NOT in fact NEGATIVE that I am thinking REALISTICALLY.There may be circumstances where delusional thinking may make one happier than realistic thinking, however there are things in life that are more important than happiness, such as facing problems and solving them instead of being deluded about them. Although I argue that...