Traffic laws in the Dominican Republic in general seem to be merely suggestions and appear to be hopelessly abandoned in the major cities, prompting most guide books to suggest that, as a tourist, you forgo city driving completely.
Red lights mean “Stop” only when there are several vehicles waiting at an adjacent intersection. If there’s no [...]
According to the New York Times, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft is on pace to generate over $1 billion in revenue this year. The massively multiplayer on-line role-playing game (MMORPG) has over seven million paying subscribers and is the first video game to reach such a large market in the history of Internet gaming. Just [...]
Now that I’ve had a little time to think about it, had a test drive, and looked up more info on the Internet, I have a few more thoughts about deciding which Jeep Rubicon to get.
Smells have been pushed forth into my consciousness quite a bit lately, whether it be on the way to work, the news, the radio, or home. If you think about it, smells are just chemical reactions that occur when microscopic particles briefly attach to equally microscopic receptors in your nose. Like the virus-fighting cells within [...]
My teen daughter has been complaining lately that I’m mad at her all the time for just about anything, and that it’s getting both annoying and boring to her. She claims to listen to me, but cites that she has absolutely no idea why I am mad at her.
The sad thing is that she knows [...]
No, not that kind of Latin.
One of my life goals that I have had for a very long time has been to learn Latin. Seems odd and a bit geeky, but I already command an expansive grasp on the English language and its grammatical quirks. Learning Latin will serve the dual purposes of helping expand [...]
The following contains excerpts from (and is very much based on) an article by Noah Masterson that appeared in the online rag Rush Magazine way back in 2000.
I am easy to track down. Type my name into any search engine and you’ll find enough pages to choke a hippo. Try it: Google • MSN • [...]
Ever since a certain news story was broadcast on NPR, I’ve been meaning to make my own comments on it, but hadn’t had the time — an author was interviewed on a local show and he made the basic argument in his book that we modern humans were essentially cyborgs.
While the original meaning of the [...]
I heard an interesting story on NPR (National Public Radio) last Friday and it definitely struck a nerve with me.
For years, after having my wallet stolen in New York City while traveling on business to fix a file-tracking system for CNA Insurance in the South Tower of the World Trade Center, I have consciously carried [...]
Despite all the bad press and publicity that various local and state governments are having in the United States, it’s nice to see that the picture may not be as terrible as is generally painted. Along with some personal contact information, I sent the following email message just after noon to the California Integrated Waste [...]
