“Of all religions the Christian is without doubt the one which should inspire tolerance most, although up to now the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.” – Voltaire (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) Sadly, the words of someone who died 232 years ago are just as true today as when [...]

So, I’ve been in my house FOREVER.  And I bought it used…and it shows.  If you own a home, then you know how freaking expensive it is to do anything significant, and do it right.  So big projects tend to be ignored until they are critical and then I totally get screwed.  Case in point, the great A/C [...]

So I just read this article on CNN.  Seriously CNN – you felt the topic of the Downside of Friends with Benefits was worthy of an over 900 word post?  Gee, let me guess, no one at CNN new that random sex could lead to random STDs?  Oh, shit, you just ruined the intern program! [...]

I am hearing from a lot of people that they are so glad 2009 is over.  I’m not sure if it was a particularly crappy year for everyone, or if it’s a natural reaction to the changing of the years. Personally, I am looking forward to what 2010 brings, but bear no ill will to [...]

Hi! Yeah, it’s been a crazy long time!  One of my New Year’s resolutions is to keep up with my blogging.  Not so much for everyone who finds this and reads this, and may enjoy my occasional ramblings.  I find blogging a great way to get things off my chest and process things that are [...]

Meh.  That is my word of the day.  Up until last night at 1:03 AM, I would have said I was doing fantastic.  However, I got one of those phone calls….my brother totaled the car – the car he bought 2 weeks ago.  He’s fine, no one was hurt…and I am going to leave it [...]