Why do I live somewhere that gets so unbearably hot? I've lived here in Maryland for 22 years. Summers in western Maryland are sweltering. It' a point of fact I'm more than acutely aware of, yet I choose to live here. I don't get it. I don't like being ... Continue Reading
The Maryland license plate is terrible
Sheri and I bought a new car a few weeks ago, a 2016 Ford Fusion, and the license plates arrived in the mail a few days ago. I hate it. I love how this car looks. The idea of placing these terrible looking license plates on it pains me. I don't ... Continue Reading
Emerald City Comicon sued for not paying ‘volunteers’
Jerry Brooks is initiating a class action suit against Emerald City Comicon. He alleges the convention broke Washington state employment laws. They used volunteers to do tasks normally performed by paid employees. The convention referred to these ... Continue Reading
Keith Morrison to be removed from the $20 bill
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced today that Keith Morrison, revered Dateline NBC correspondent, will be removed from the $20 bill. In his place, Harriet Tubman, a woman who has never appeared on Dateline NBC, will replace him. I don't know what I ... Continue Reading
Wil Wheaton blames ‘Tabletop’ producer for errors
Former child actor Wil Wheaton hosts a YouTube show called Tabletop. The show features Wheaton and three or four guests playing a board game, the type of specialty board game one might buy at a specialty game store. In the videos, you see Wheaton and his ... Continue Reading
Memorial Day and why I hate communists
Today is Memorial Day, the one day a year we officially recognize the ultimate sacrifice many, too many, military men and women paid in service to our country. I spent over nine years in the United States Air Force, and in that time, I personally knew ... Continue Reading