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Category Archives: Pop Culture
Here’s what SOPA means to me
5 CommentsI just need to get this off my chest: The entertainment industry does not “overcharge.” It prices its products to what the market will pay for. Just because it is too expensive to YOU, does not mean that anyone is … Continue reading
Find your little heart place
Leave a commentYesterday, a friend of mine who lives in New York City sent me a box of cookies from Levain Bakery. If you have never had a cookie from them, go right now and get one.. or two. I’ll wait. Aside … Continue reading
A monkey with a loaded gun does not make him a marksman
8 CommentsI wrote four drafts of this #letsblogoff and scrapped every one. I don’t think the world needs another diatribe about how we are all getting stuff for free and think we are owed full service. I’ll let others do that. … Continue reading
You really want the US Postal Service to go away?
4 CommentsI received this letter in the mail yesterday. I noticed the return address had two things; a PO Box and the ZIP Code.* That’s it. A few days ago, I read some tweets in my stream where a few people … Continue reading
I became an artist because I hate math
9 CommentsDuring my stint at the Dayton Daily News, I used to do career day at local schools. I think everyone at the paper just wanted a day off from me which is why they always nominated me to go. That’s … Continue reading
Drug testing our way to a Master Race
5 CommentsIn October, Linn State Technical College in Linn, Mo., notified its 1,200 students that they will have to take a drug test to enroll there Florida requires citizens applying for pubic assistance to submit to a drug test. Supporters of … Continue reading
Who are you?
3 CommentsOn Nov 15, The New York Times published a story about Facebook forcing Salman Rushdie to use his real name — Ahhmed — on his profile, even as he is commonly known as Salman. Facebook makes the argument that forcing … Continue reading