Back in college, I had a friend named Ian Feinberg who was gifted with the natural instincts of a prop comic. One bit I remember vividly is...

I wound up with the day off due to snow. I listened to the Obama swearing in on the radio. I'm fairly jaded when it comes to ceremony ...

I've had a Chase Platinum Mastercard for several years now. For the most part I've been satisfied with it. I parked a balance on i...

So Michael Newdow is suing to prevent Obama from using the words "so help me God" when he takes the oath of office according to th...

I read an article today that said that Obama wants to give congress only a week to consider the $1,000,000,000,000 stimulus package he's...

For the last couple of days, I've been seeing articles about the survey of military personnel regarding their feelings about Barak Obama...

Last night I went to Mt. Olive NC with my friend Cheryl and we wound up in a prime viewing spot for the annual pickle drop to commemorate th...

The news this week has been about the stunning corruption of Illinois governer Blagojevich. I admit, when I first heard the quotes from Pat...

I've been thinking today about the curious disconnect that exists between the act of producing writing and the act of consuming it. Arti...

Rastronomicals asked about my claim to be a card carrying atheist. I figured I'd go ahead and post the card here to remove all doubt. ...

James Maxey's note: First, just so there's no confusion, Dave Drake is not David Drake, the SF author of, like, a zillion books. T...

When I was browing real clear politics a minute ago, a headline jumped out at me. "The GOP is Leaving Black Voters Behind." My im...

The Sky Beneath Me The Jagged Gate Three Paths

This was one of the most historic elections of my life, yet somehow it was weirdly boring. I wound up going to bed at 10pm. Once Ohio was ...

I voted yesterday. I was confronted with what was probably the longest line I've ever stood in to vote, and this during early voting, a...

I'm voting for Bob Barr. I don't like Bob Barr because I doubt the authenticity of his libertarian credentials in light of his reco...

I read this in an editorial this morning: "Perhaps passage of the rescue bill can best be compared to emergency action to save a heart ...

The cat's have noticed my compulsive towel washing and weighed in with their opinions on this morning's post.

According to google analytics, one of my most popular posts to this blog came back in May when I posted an article called "Will things ...

So, when the stock market fell 770 points after congress initially voted down the Wall Street Bail Out, there were dire warnings that, if it...