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Berlin Wall, Johnny Walker, Levi Straus and Rock and Roll

The Berlin Wall - What role did consumer goods play in it's fall?…

Musings From The Edge: A Peek At Justice

I must apologize to anyone who may have been looking forward to my usual glimmers of wisdom last week that, unfortunately, did not appear. That is because the old Laser…

America’s real prison problem

America is incarcerating more people than ever, and more states are turning to private prisons to lock them up. …

Billions wasted on abandoned Iraq projects

As combat troops leave Iraq, they leave behind hundreds of unfinished projects—which cost the US some $5 billion. …

Ten things to know about the female brain

Looking to get a little insight into the female brain? LiveScience helps a guy out by offering 10 neat (and revealing) facts about what goes on inside a woman's head...…

The Cult of Biker Fox (Video)

I didn't know it then, but that was the Biker Fox, one of Tulsa's favorite eccentrics. Well, maybe it's a close tie between him and an Asian guy name…

Compassion

Much abused word is compassion. Much abused by politicians for starters. “I feel so much compassion for the starving children of Pakistan/Somalia/ Ethiopia” – delete as applicable – states any…

Fidel Castro – Osama bin Laden is US spy

Ex-Cuban President, Fidel Castro, has a new theory which he says he got from reading Wikileaks.…

Have Faith and Buy Gold

Glenn Beck and his friends had a great day, made plenty of money.…

Reaching a climax against the law in Georgia!

In Georgia there is a church on every corner and a hypocrite behind every tree. Now there's a Climax cop peering into every bedroom! …

Thousands of Dorks Gather at Washington Mall to Hear Glenn Beck Flap his Lips

In the alternative universe where the meme of Beck reigns supreme, the way forward is backwards. Let’s call it Opposite World.…

How sitting on the toilet can be bad for your health

For the past 50 years or so, architects, proctologists, and wacky inventors have argued that the human body wasn't built to sit on toilets.…

Is God like a policeman? Are Atheists like thieves?

The claim that atheists can't find God for the same reason that thieves can't find the police is an increasingly popular analogy which exists to attack the character of atheists…

Critter talk: How to read a dog’s body language

The ability to read and understand a dog's body language can prove to be a most useful skill not only for dog owners, but for everyone that has frequent contact…