43 BC Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
1812 War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning her nickname “Old Irons…
Clocking in at over 70 minutes, Iron Maiden certainly doesn’t cheat their fans from lack of effort. The Final Frontier continues the prog-metal direction that Maiden has taken over the last couple of albums. For a lot of fans, I suspect it may be a lit…
This article at Slate about books sparked a memory about record albums. Yeah, my brain is weird that way. The article makes an interesting point about first impressions. Back in the day, I definitely made snap judgments about people based on their reco…
Flat screen TV’s are coming down in price, which is a good thing. I saw a 42″ HDTV at WalMart last week for under $500. The downside of this is that they are everywhere. WalMart was the first that I remember when they put TVs in the checkout lanes to b…
I’ve been a huge Butch Walker fan for years, but his concerts local to me always seem to happen when I can’t make it. Not this time. I took the afternoon off, hooked up with a hot date, and headed North to Baltimore.
Slowly. Really slowly. I mean reall…
This is going to get ranty. You’ve been warned.
My wife wears an insulin pump. It costs over $5000 and has be replaced every 4-5 years. The supplies it consumes monthly run several hundred dollars. Every.Month. There are no generics, no alternate suppl…
I love it when famous people break interesting concepts. Particularly when it’s something we’ve been talking about around here for years.
Seth Godin is afraid college is about to crash and burn. He seems to correctly recognize the problems, so I’m not…
Hey, they might try it in Utah.
Yes, some brain dead conservative legislator in Utah really suggested that the state reduce its budget deficit by eliminating the 12th grade. He has since back tracked and suggested that 12th grade be optional for kids t…
One of my prescriptions, usually $10 for a 30 day supply (generic) was $30 today with my new insurance. In looking at the prescription closely I realized the pharmacy gave me the name brand, not the generic. When I went back and questioned, they told m…
Cut the tree yourself. You are better off with a fake tree than one of the long dead pre-cut trees at Walmart or at a Christmas tree lot. Those trees were cut 1-2 weeks earlier and probably trucked half-way across the country before you even see it. At…
