This week, one of the most arrogant assholes in all of politics announced to the world the launch response time of the US nuclear force.
How serious is that?
During WW II, US Congressman Andrew Read more [...] 
I got a call this morning (from a 918 local number) just before my lunch time from a person claiming to be with the Social Security Administration, regarding an appointment I had made for today. When I Read more [...] 
More on the craziness of the local gas prices... Just before Christmas, (just after I noted a different pattern) the price of a gallon of unleaded dropped slowly from $1.61 to about $1.54, stayed there Read more [...] 
A group of firemen in New Jersey and New York are suing the manufacturer of sirens mounted on their trucks, because they are so loud that they are literally (yes, I used the word correctly) deafening. Read more [...] 
To the right is a snapshot of the price of a gallon of gas as of Thurday evening. I seriously considered stopping and filling up, but the tank was still over half full...
The price pattern, at least Read more [...] 
A little too exciting, actually...
This weekend, we had some of my wife's family up to visit, so she got to visit with her daughter Kathy and grandkids. We didn't get to do all of the things we planned, Read more [...]