Need vs. Want : TV edition

I came across this today and felt like sharing it because in its simplicity it highlights something we all know, a matter we are fully aware of but choose not to concern ourselves… Read More →

Holy Iceberg Batman! Al Gore was right?

Before anyone thinks I’m raising an alarm for flood warnings ala that wonderful(?) movie, 2012, no I’m not. I don’t imagine this is going to result in flood-waters spreading or immediate global catastrophe… Read More →

Everything you know is a lie.

I was reading some stuff and came across this speech that I had noted down because it was so striking and figured – why not share it? So I put this down ehre… Read More →

The vagaries of our ever-evolving lexicon (i.e, language is funny)

I both love and loathe how much language has changed just since I was a kid: ‘rubber‘ meant eraser ‘ass‘ meant donkey ‘gay‘ meant happy ‘straight ‘meant linear ‘making out‘ meant ‘logical detection’… Read More →

My self-publishing heebie-jeebies (and sundry)

At this point in time ladies and gents, I’m utterly and completely losing my marbles… Why am I heading down the road to the loony train you ask? Well it’s because of what… Read More →

Investigative Journalism Jumps Down The Well?

How many of us have grown up with the image of a real news reporter being an interpid, tough as nails go-getter who will do whatever it takes to get the story –… Read More →