Author Archives: SJ

Current Movie List

Posted on April 1, 2013 by SJ

10 Things I Hate About You 200 Cigarettes 27 Dresses 28 Days 28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later 30 Days of Night 300 50 First Dates A Bronx Tale A Christmas Story A History of Violence A Man Apart A … Continue reading →

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It’s not hard to keep a kid from buying something on your phone or tablet…

Posted on March 19, 2013 by SJ

How To Avoid Handing Your Tot A Blank Check Made Out To Apple I keep catching stories about how unwitting parents hand over one of their (fill in the blank) electronic devices which are capable of making In App Purchases (for … Continue reading →

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The customer is almost always an idiot.

Posted on March 15, 2013 by SJ

eBay’s VIN System Error Costs Me $1,000, They Don’t Particularly Care So apparently Ebay Motors has a feature that lets you punch in the VIN of a vehicle you are selling, and it looks up the information in order to … Continue reading →

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Bailouts are for losers.

Posted on March 15, 2013 by SJ

Community Raises $80,000 In Attempt To Save Local Toy Store While on the surface this appears to be a heartwarming story of locals rallying to support a failing business, there is an underlying problem here which despite the effort to help … Continue reading →

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Floor it.

Posted on January 3, 2013 by SJ

Is there a level of obvious beyond “glaringly?”  With the so called ‘fiscal cliff’ averted, it appears that the end result was nothing more than tax increases with no real cuts in spending.  The decision makers, the people who voted … Continue reading →

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To the last gasp of Liberty…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by SJ

Caught a YouTube video this morning which highlighted a protest in the UK regarding the banning of Fox Hunting, which included commentary from several residents regarding the crime rate in the UK since handguns were banned nationwide in 1997.  The … Continue reading →

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…

Posted on December 26, 2012 by SJ

Shortly after recovering from the mess that was “Superstorm Sandy” last month, I received a call from my housemate that there was a large puddle on the floor around the water heater.  It had been working fine after I replaced … Continue reading →

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An idiot’s guide to “Right to Work”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by SJ

The origin of the labor union concept was to enable “collective bargaining.”  This allowed a group of employees to negotiate with their employer over wages, benefits, etc…  It kept employers from doing things which would harm the lives or livelihood … Continue reading →

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PR Spells Victory for Big Government!

Posted on December 7, 2012 by SJ

Yesterday I linked to a story which pointed out that the new crop of Apple iMac’s were apparently made in the USA, and that Apple is planning to relocate and/or expand its manufacturing presence within the borders of the USSA.  … Continue reading →

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There is no such thing as bad press, thank you Atheism!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by SJ

Columbia restaurant gets OK to give discounts to patrons with church bulletins Now I’ve got nothing against Atheists.  They don’t believe in any sort of God or organized religion, that’s fine by me.  What truly drives me up the wall … Continue reading →

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