Author Archives: Scott

They call it a two party system – but it doesn’t seem very fun to me.

What if we ran our political races more like the hit television series American Idol? Right off the bat – ditch the two party system and gather up all the would-be Presidents, Governors, Senators, Congressmen, what have you, and group … Continue reading →

I think I posted months back ranting against reality TV shows – but I’ve really fallen for Fox’s new American Idol. Modeled after a British series with the same format, Americans get a chance to pick one of their next … Continue reading →

A few days ago I used the term “Meat Robot” to describe the brainless sector of our workforce commonly found manning the counters at fast food restaurants. I like the term and feel it’s an appropriate description for a subsection … Continue reading →

The stock market may be up and down, but I turned to MTV late tonight and big boobs still sell videos. Every once in a while I need some consistency in my life.

I don’t expect much when I go into a fast food restaurant. The performance bar is lower than a professional limbo contest. Hey, if there are croquet tournaments, professional limbo has to be at least on the radar. No matter. … Continue reading →

Even if they wanted to churn out more reliable products, most programmers lack the skills. Point-and-click development aids like Visual C++ have turned software creation into a For Dummies exercise. – Brendan I. Koerner, The Bugs in the Machine, WIRED … Continue reading →

You can find anything on the web. Go to a popular search engine like Google and type in what you want to find. You get a list of web addresses returned all pertaining to your subject. The more expert the … Continue reading →

I was watching TV – my laptop was open and visible so it still counted as working – and the program that I was viewing just ended. As the credits started scrolling onto the screen they were whisked over to … Continue reading →

Fixing computers is the mental equivalent of having a pick-up truck. Just without the country music and gun rack.

I was talking to my brother the other day and he was on his cellphone. I’d say about five words and realize there was nothing but silence on the other end. Grrr… Redial. Establish where the conversation was before getting … Continue reading →

(1) Restaurants should always give you enough maple syrup with your breakfast. (2) Restaurants should not be allowed to place unmarked containers on the table that look like little pitchers of maple syrup. (3) Pancakes should not be allowed to … Continue reading →

I was listening to the radio in the car the other day and caught one of those sixty-second news breaks. They were talking about how Amtrak would love to scan luggage with the same (perceived) level of scrutiny as the … Continue reading →

I was trying to think of a funny way to write down this story my nephew’s wife told me. In the end, I couldn’t think of anything funnier than just presenting the facts as they were told to me. I … Continue reading →

I was looking at a black and white picture of a woman the other day. I thought, “Man, she’s hot!” Then I thought, “Man, she’s, like, 90 now.” Remember next time you talk to your grandparents, Britney didn’t invent cleavage. … Continue reading →

I had two choices. Change all the light bulbs to red, or take down the Christmas lights before Valentine’s day. Upsetting the neighbors with a bordello ruby glow was rather appealing but, besides the time involved, I didn’t know where … Continue reading →

I was playing with my daughter and trying to teach her how to put different shaped blocks into the same-shaped holes in a little toy bucket. The triangle goes in the triangle hole. The squre goes in the square hole. … Continue reading →

I would love to say the writing muse is a fickle mistress but she’s always hanging around and I’m sure she’d be quite irate if I even tried that lame excuse. She shows up staring back at me on the … Continue reading →