No Mo Dough
For the paranoid, going completely cashless is a terrifying prospect. It means the government will be able to monitor everything you buy and a significant portion of what you do. If and when a government decides to go cashless, the paranoid of the world will likely keel over and die, leave the planet or spend […]
China is the new Japan
The younger members of our audience might not know/remember this, but back in the late 50s and early 60s, pretty much any product made in Japan was considered garbage. It got to be so much of a stereotype that it was rumored a town in Japan was renamed USA – so that people considering purchasing […]
Deck the Halls with Dryer Balls
Wasn’t there a time when delivery trucks would pull-over as far as they could and would at least make an attempt to not block traffic? Sadly those days are gone. The other day I watched as a package delivery truck just stopped in the middle of the road, put on the flashers and proceeded to […]
Outdated Slang
Language changes. Slang in particular has made a significant impact on the world’s languages. English slang in the U.S. has contributed much to the spoken lexicon. But like fashion, slang words, terms and phrases go in and out of style. That’s why, every now and then, we wonder about slang – in particular, the slang […]
You Can’t Think of “Anything”
A great many people believe that the mind is so powerful it can literally think of anything. But that’s not true. For example – imagine in your mind, the sound of the lowest possible musical note; an extremely deep bass made by any instrument or device you can think of. Keep imagining that note and […]
