Mike Gallagher is a conservative radio talk show host. A few years ago he’d risen to as high as about 9th in the nation, but due to some rather idiotic comments sunk back to about 20th and now sits in … Continue reading →

A fascinating part of travel for me is talking to people about their culture, what issues their society is facing, and how they’ve solved various problems. In Italy last week I had the opportunity to ask people in Sorrento, Florence, … Continue reading →

When any of us do financial planning, a part of the discussion may include the topic of borrowing. Do we spend only as much as we have or do we borrow from others so that we can spend more. For … Continue reading →

Those who know me likely consider me somewhat contentious and argumentative.  I enjoy arguments.  Not knock down screaming matches, but debate over various sides of an issue.  I also like to agree with people and in particular I like to … Continue reading →

Does Pepsi’s “Love Hurts” ad that ends with someone beaning a gal in the head with a can of Pepsi and then she and her boyfriend running away, leaving the victim laying on the ground semi-conscious represent the average Pepsi … Continue reading →

‘Man-Flu’ doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Women laugh about it and tease you that ‘you’ve only got a little cold, get over it bucko!’. Gobs of websites treat it as simply a joke. It’s time to lay down like … Continue reading →

There are rumors circulating that the British teen drama Skins is likely to get pulled by MTV executives due to advertiser pressure. This is good news. What little I’ve seen of the show and heard, pro and con, leads me … Continue reading →

Crusty Logic is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox. Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome work well too. Have not yet fully tested with Opera. It does not work as well in Internet Explorer though I hope this will be fixed in … Continue reading →

As I have time this week and next I’ll post some analysis on the TSA survey. I am also learning new blog software and experiencing some growing pains, particularly with images, so please bare with me 🙂 Today’s post includes … Continue reading →

In 2010 the U.S. federal government spent about $3.6 trillion, on revenues of about $2.2 trillion (income taxes, etc.).  In other words, we spent about $1.4 trillion more than we could afford. When our government was founded it’s priorities were … Continue reading →