Batman is back. Thank you, Christopher Nolan (director of Insomnia and Memento), for returning the Batman franchise to respectability. Christian Bale does a tremendous job as Batman and I can only

There are certain things in life where holding your ground really is a necessity. I encountered one of these issues last week when I went to lunch in the building cafeteria. I ordered a grinder, whi

The main reason we have Caller ID at home is not to see which friends are calling but to know when not to pick up if it’s a telemarketer. I was expecting a call last night when I got the standard “Un

This is NOT the way to get fans back into the stands. I am a big fan of Jeremy Roenick, even when he played for the Suckhawks. I’ve always admired the hardnosed way he plays the game and always was

I have included the full text of a NY Times article talking about a documentary regarding the most depraved joke in the world, as told by many comedians, but with their version of it. I have heard th

I've got mixed feelings about the web site the Chicago Police Department has made available to the general public. It lists photos and basic ID of guys who have been arrested for soliciting prostitut

One thing I love about Skip Caray, the venerable Atlanta Braves announcer, is that he is one of the few broadcasters left in baseball today to tell it like it is. His dark, dry sense of humor and unv

From Thursday’s New York Times….

Queen keeps a lid on costs
“Taxpayers paid the equivalent of $1.12 each last year to support Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family, a “good valu

I admit it. For once, I am jealous of the NBA and their fans. Last week, it was almost a certainty that there would be a lockout on July 1. Somehow in a week’s time, the NBA and the Players Associa

With my job as an internet application tester, a majority of my time is in front of a computer monitor so music and/or a talk show becomes my savior from insanity. I got hooked onto Steve Dahl