16
Jun
Internet Explorer 6? Never Heard of It

Internet Explorer 6? Never Heard of It

The day of reckoning has come for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6. More importantly, however, the time has come for all of us as a species from web designers and developers to janitors and zoologists to forget that it ever existed.

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15
Jun
I Smoke Because I Care

I Smoke Because I Care

Back in February, Barry signed a new bill into law raising the federal tax on cigarettes by about $1.00. Despite your opinion about smoking or smokers, I think picking on smokers and/or the tobacco companies is ultimately a good thing, and it is “picking on them”. Let’s not fool ourselves. Honestly, it couldn’t be a better situation.

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14
Jun
I Hate Shopping

I Hate Shopping

Given the males evolutionary predisposition to be hunter-gatherers it is somewhat of a mystery as to why men in general do not like to go shopping. All the elements are there (except maybe the rush of killing something, which might actually be the reason why we don’t bother), but yet some of us dread the almost seemingly pointless activity. My solution? Body Scanning.

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6
May
Walk This Way

Walk This Way

One of my projected and ultimately realized fantasies about moving to and living in New York was that I was not going to have to drive anymore. At one point in my life I absolutely loved getting in the car on a cool summer night and driving on the abandoned highways listening to my favorite music. It was just me, my thoughts and semi-trucks. Somewhere between those glorious, carefree days and today I lost some of that passion, which was ultimately replaced with anxiety while being in a moving automobile.

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1
May
Silly Humans: What Darwinism is Not

Silly Humans: What Darwinism is Not

Over the years I have read countless arguments, listened to endless debates, and discussed personally the ideas of evolution. Obviously, I don’t claim to be any kind of scientist, but in light of the fact that the same arguments against evolution seem to always pop up I thought I would list some of the more persistent misunderstandings and try my best to explain why those misconceptions are just plain wrong.

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