I got a thought:  Maybe kids are fatter now than previous generations because they eat garbage and sit in front of the tv all the time watching shows and playing video games.  The kids I grew up with played outside when the weather was warm and played indoor sports in the winter.  We seldom ate out, and when we did, it...more

Dear hanging.  It's the American citizens that continually elect and re-elect these idiots into office.  Therefore, who are the real idiots?

Dear Where are the grown ups.  I'm a history and economics teacher and I hear you.  Historically, the only sustained growth this country has had was when the middle class expanded and household income grew at least slightly greater than the rate of inflation.  That has not happened in a while, and eventually, it will c...more

What this really proves is that Wall Street no longer considers the U.S. government capable of solving its differences or acting in a responsible way, and therefore the markets now ignore the government.  In other words:  Do not let Washington impact how we do business.  This is great in the short-term, but it could co...more

You missed the most recent news on the floor mats.  As it turns out, it wasn't the floor mats after all.  I was waiting for Congress to grill someone besides the Japanese, but of course Congress would never admit  doing wrong.  So, even though the mats were American, it wasn't that after all.

Colorado decriminalized marijuana a couple of years ago by a very wide margin, considering this state tends to be conservative.  And guess what:  The world didn't end.  People here are not running around like crazies like some preached.  You cannot say marijuana is bad but alcohol is good; that doesn't make sense.  I'm...more

A friend of mine killed a lady while driving drunk and spent 7 years in the State Prison.  After getting out, he got sober, but still thinks about the woman he killed every day.  He is one case that has remorse.  I asked him if they didn't lock him up what would probably have happened.  He said he would have still been...more

I think some of you need to see a psychiatrist.  No wait, maybe a team of them:)

There is also some evidence that bugs in general, like mosquitoes will not bite people with alcohol in their system as much as non-drinkers.  I've seen this firsthand on hikes where a group will go and usually a couple of people get no bites while everybody else are being eaten up.  There might be other explanations bu...more