Is democracy the most curious form of government? Or, is it publicly sponsored, state sanctioned entertainment? The answer? Yes.  more »

Sorry, I channel surf, bouncing from TV show to news to sports to movies. Sometimes within minutes. Guess what I landed on? Immigration.  more »

People come and go, but life goes on. So it is with a heavy heart that I bring you sad news from Tera's family.  more »

A person's life often is measured in years and accomplishments. Seldom is a person's life measured in days. Here is my race to add a few days to life.  more »

Is there a more entertaining or more expensive or more dangerous form of entertainment than politics? Look at the political landscape. You can't make this stuff up.  more »

We've all heard stories that were hard to believe, but ended up true. Others were believeable, but ended up as fiction. How do you know for sure?  more »

What's the wackiest street name in the US? You'd be surprised. What's tops and what's my favorite are two different things. Who lives on Farfrompoopen Road? Who would?  more »

Last week's news headlines screamed "First Mac Virus." This week we learn of a huge hole in Safari, the popular Mac browser. What's next? Mail? Yes.  more »

Junk mail is junk whether the postal carrier brings it or it arrives in your email inbox as spam. What if an advertiser tracks you down to deliver it? Is it still spam or stalking?  more »

Vice President Cheney took a shot at a lawyer, and cartoonists all over the country breathed a sigh of relief (and stopped working on Holocaust cartoons). What about comedians on TV? Instant comedy.  more »

It's in the numbers. More bottled water begets more bottles than water. Billions and billions of bottles of water. And bottles. Where will this end?  more »

There are multiple definitions as to what constitutes a 'monopoly.' There's Microsoft's Windows. Apple's iPod ecosystem. Merriam-Webster's definition. And the legal definition. Has Apple created a monopoly?  more »