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Care Less or More?

Ack! People, people – it’s “I _couldn’t_ care less,” not “I _could_ care less.” The former states that there is no more care to be given, that you really don’t care at all and that you can’t possible...

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IQ Tests That Really Aren’t

I’m kind of annoyed by all the so-called intelligence tests that keep popping up on Facebook. Most of these tests cover topics like celebrities, TV shows and movies, music, etc. – essentially topics...

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Who?

Is it just me, or does the Qualified Candidate pool get smaller, shallow, and more stagnant with every election cycle? The post Who? appeared first on Jim Stitzel.

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Superfluity in Capitalism

I will never cease to be amazed by the amount of crap goods out there for sale, as for example, this “mustache comb necklace”:http://store.makoollovesyou.com/products/148-Mustache-Comb-Necklace. In...

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We Need Better Leaders

It’s incidents like “this one”:http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/29/7yearold-boy-removed.html that demonstrate to me that there is a general sense of paranoia in American culture these days that...

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Ostrich Syndrome, Anyone?

Ok, I’m sorry – but “our President and his administration are a bunch of idiots”:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/25epa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. [via:...

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Butcher the Phrase

Ok, people, the phrase is “_worse_ comes to worst,” not “_worst_ comes to worst.” It’s a progression of bad to even more bad. If you start at ‘worst,’ it can’t really get any more bad from there. It’s...

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Ahead Stop – xkcd

As usual, xkcd knocks it out of the park. Just as my wife; I’ve complained out this very thing several times before. What troubles me is that, in all likelihood, a bunch of people must have sat around...

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Credit Scores Are Bullshit

Credit Scores Are Bullshit – “I used to think a credit score was all about your ability to pay, but it’s clear now it’s more about how profitable you will be to banks.” I have very little doubt about...

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Quitting IntenseDebate

That’s it. I think I’m done. I’ve had a pretty good relationship with IntenseDebate’s services on my various websites for quite a while now. Sure, there have been hiccups and periodic issues from time...

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