So, you have a disagreement with Newt Gingrich, so you decide to sprinkle him with glitter? Why? First, Gingrich is a nobody. Sure he’s got name recognition and people ask him for his opinions, but he wields no power. He may have just thrown his hat into the run for president, but he’s got so [...]

Apple under fire for ‘gay conversion’ app – Telegraph Can some explain to me why there would be a problem with this? If you’re gay but would rather be straight, wouldn’t you be glad there’s help out there? It’s not like these people who think they can rehab a man’s wrists are cruising gay clubs [...]

I just wanted to take a second to go “SEE! SEE, I WAS RIGHT!” Yesterday I see this article: Energy Drink Ban Proposed for Teens on L.I. | NBC New York and I think, “Hmm…that sounds familiar. I wonder if anyone saw this coming? Oh wait, I did.” Josh Goguen » Blog Archive » Red [...]

FBI issues alert for Barbie doll with video camera Really? Has any thought been put into this warning? If you’re a pedophile and want to get footage of a young kid, this is probably one of the worst methods of doing so. “Hey, how about I put a camera in this kid’s room that they’ll [...]

Are you supposed to capitalize the “t” when you write “the Pope”? Is “pope” capitalized? I don’t know, I’m not Catholic. Is it “Catholic” or “catholic”? I’ll have to look that up. Anyway, Pope Benedict is making some waves with his condom views in “certain circumstances” statement. Some are saying this could be the long [...]

White House to put up to 5,000 salad bars in schools When I was in the 8th grade, my school had a salad bar and I chose that over the regular lunch line food almost every day. I actually picked the salad bar because I figured I was able to get more food for my [...]

Hello, neglected blog. It’s been a while, I know. It’s just that I’ve been busy with moving and…well…okay, I’ve got no real excuses. I have had a few good ideas, but I’m thinking of turning them into bits so I’m not sure I want to post them here. If this Superman thing doesn’t work on [...]

My wife and I are considering putting our oldest son in a martial arts class. I would love to stick him in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but I don’t think he’s ready. I plan to work with him on some things at home when we’re playing around, but he needs a more structured environment. What I’d [...]

I was choked out for the first time in Jiu-Jitsu this week. I’ve been asked a few times what it was like and what happened, so I suppose it makes an interesting story. “Rolling” is what they call sparring in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Monday night, I was rolling with my instructor, George Yulee. He had been [...]

Every year about this time, my Mom takes a trip to Texas to visit relatives and she drags along as much support as she can. Typically I resist the idea and I get met with “This could be the last time you see…”  Of course, that stopped working a long time ago when my Great [...]