Mr T. says, “Get some nuts”

A recent Snickers commercial has been banned because critics are claiming that it’s anti-homosexual.
Anti-gay? I don’t think so.
Anti-speedwalker? Yes.
Pro-funny? Definitely.
Decide for youself:

Inferring that all... [Read this entry]

Big Buck Boneheads

I’m always amazed when companies or individuals with deep-as-the-ocean pockets do things that, to the ordinary Joe and Jane 2nd Mortgage, are so obviously stupid.
Obama is in Germany speaking... [Read this entry]

A Confession…

THIS CONFESSION DELETED AT THE DEMAND OF MY WIFE.

In defense of OneDerWear

I never thought I would live to see the day someone came to the defense of disposable underwear. Today is that day. (And here I expected there to be... [Read this entry]

Undemocratic disasters or Let’s invade Myanmar

Myanmar, 100,000 killed by cyclone
China, 10,000 killed by earthquake
Myanmar, China, cyclones, earthquakes – all undemocratic.
I’m not saying that disasters struck Myanmar and China because of their lack... [Read this entry]

Blood, Sweat, and T-shirts

When I was in Cambodia and China I heard rumblings about a BBC reality show/documentary that followed young Brits as they worked in a sweatshop in India. The first... [Read this entry]

Daily Show correspondent John Oliver on Fair Trade, China, and Outsourcing

Worried that China is going to dominate the global economy? Stop. Oliver assures us that they won’t because Chinese people will never buy inflatable grills.
What about Free... [Read this entry]

Global warming good for water-skiers

Economist William Nordhaus on global warming:
Snow-skiing will be hurt – but waterskiing will benefit.
As a fella who has dreamed about SCUBA diving around the ruins of Angkor Wat... [Read this entry]

What irks me most about climate change

Forget melting ice caps, rising sea levels, displaced people, spread of disease, and other bad stuff. What irks me the most about climate change and, in general, our crappy... [Read this entry]

What’s really happening in this pic

I was scrolling through photos the other day, searching out details, and I came across the photo below. It seems like a nice photo of me and some Bangladeshi... [Read this entry]