The Free Press Is A Great Idea… Except…

A free press is a magnificent thing, but sometimes, I worry that the we (I can say being a member of said community – yes, I am.) might get in our own way sometimes. Picture this scenario. I can see it starting like this:

Behold! The Reproductive Conundrum!

I’ve heard it called the “Original Sin,” but is it? Why exactly is “sex” a sin? It is, biologically speaking, the act of creating more humans. Having a deity that says procreation is a bad idea makes very little sense. If we didn’t do it, us lowly humans would die out and then there wouldn’t be anyone left to worship anyone, would there?

Who’s Suffering Now?

I’m going to let you know up front, this post is born out of my own ignorance. It concerns a subject that is sensitive to many people and, so you know, I’m on the side of the women on this one. I have no problem with the movement I am about to talk about, I would have been in favor of it if I were around when all this happened. I do not want it reversed. I would, however, like it to have a different name for the movement and it’s followers as the one it has makes remarkably little sense to me. The words in question, in my mind, are “Sufferage” and “Sufferagette.”

I Blame (Thank) The Media For My Atheism

I’m asked periodically, how I can be an atheist. The answer is simple, organized religions really don’t make a whole lot of sense. Most of them.
Television and movies have, all too often, shown the ugly side of religions and, unfortunately, many people believe the way the people on TV do.

Healthcare – Why The Hell Not?

A couple weeks ago, my oldest daughter, the one that’s moved out already, yes, I’m that old, had a pain in her legs. She did what anyone living in today’s society should be able to do without too much fuss, she went to a doctor… kinda.

Certified Identification? Really?

It came up again. I’ve mentioned it before. I’ll probably mention it again. Am I the only one who thinks that the concept of a birth certificate is not only silly, but it’s patently absurd to think it could be used as a form of identification? It can’t really just be me, can it?

Punctuation Is Very Important – Period

I think the title says it all. As long as you agree, you can skip the rest of this… unless you want examples. By the way, I’m not referring to their importance in the sense of, let’s say, the School For Unnecessary Ellipises (where William Shatner got his degree in Unusual Hyphen Placement).

Customer Service Strikes Again

I should have known. I should have seen it coming. I never have any luck with anything that’s the color orange. They had a good reputation. Good online markings. And they have let me down. Repeatedly.

Irksome Protocol

I have been trying to figure out a particular public protocol of late and I can not wrap my head around this one. It concerns telephone calls. You remember that old method of communicating that doesn’t involve Twitter or Facebook.

The Baby Driver of VOIP They’re Not

Your Social Security Number can NOT be suspended. That’s a scam that people have tried to pull on my family lately. Here’s how to avoid it and let’s go ahead and name the name of the big accomplice.