The Chicago River is green, angry old men have crowded the once empty Irish pubs, and the Guinness is flowing. St. Patrick's Day is upon us once again. As we all know St. Patrick's Day is the nearly worldwide event....... (Read More)
Earlier today, I had the displeasure of listening to a band called "Brokencyde." A band who bills themselves as "The Originatorz of Crunkcore," (more on that atrocity later) they are, picture if you will, a combination of Linkin Park, Soulja....... (Read More)
Here's a guy you never hear about in the history books: On this day 65 years ago, Edward Donald Slovik, age 24, was executed by American troops in World War II for the crime of desertion. Slovik, who told....... (Read More)
Lately for me, the concept of "New Years" has begun to mean less and less to me. Now, I'm not speaking from a practical point-of-view such as "Well, it's just another year who cares," (which is another view I subscribe....... (Read More)
It's Thanksgiving again, which for those of you who celebrate this holiday will be spending it days off from work, scarfing down food and supposedly "giving thanks." I have a question for the people who legitimately celebrate this holiday: What....... (Read More)
One thing that I've noticed since living on my own is how, for most of my younger years, I had taken food for granted. Now, the first thing you are thinking is what every college-age kid goes though, wishing he/she....... (Read More)
As a server administrator, needless to say I have to be familiar with the Linux platform. Linux servers are known for being secure, and if it was properly configured then you can trust that it will work without giving you....... (Read More)
Social networking has done a lot for us these days. We can more and more easily converse with distant friends, find new friends based on similar interests, or find new enemies to harass based on opposing interests. And no one....... (Read More)
As many of you are probably aware, this past Monday marks the quiet, whimpering death of GeoCities. At one point the "go to" place for free web hosting, it has since succumbed to corporate overlords Yahoo!, who closed registration in....... (Read More)
I really hate the mainstream news media. I really do.No doubt by now, you've all heard of the story of the boy trapped in a balloon that turned out to be an elaborate hoax. The reason I say "no....... (Read More)
I don't know about you guys, but society has been missing one thing lately, and that is the wise voice of George Patrick Carlin.Because your work week needs to start off better than waking up for your boring mind-numbing job,....... (Read More)
For those of you who keep up with the political TV news channels, the latest buzz is Keith Olbermann's "Special Comment" on Health Care Reform. Rather than the typical airing of his Countdown show last night, the entire episode....... (Read More)
Granted this is kind of a late rant, but apparently people are still freaking out about swine flu.Still freaking out about swine flu.Freaking out about the same thing we get every year, only this time it is prefixed with "swine"....... (Read More)
You know something is up when every single blog and forum you visit is bitching about Kanye West, or when half of your friends Facebook status updates are all bitching about Kanye West. Or when everybody on Twitter is bitching....... (Read More)
Reading the newspaper tonight, I couldn't help but notice a developing trend in the media: The ever-increasing popularity of internships. In a poor job market, some people have taken to working unpaid (or low-income) internships to gain job experience while....... (Read More)
If you're from the Baltimore area, you have likely heard of this by now, as needless to say it has set off quite the firestorm of public outrage.Jon Cardin, a member of Maryland's House of Delegates, had a glorious....... (Read More)
For those of you who live in the northeast United States, you may be familiar with Cumberland Farms, a New England chain of convenience stores that have recently started sporting "Chill Zones," a giant bar of fountain soda and frozen....... (Read More)
Inaction.This one word pretty much defines the state of Western society, and it is one that most of you are likely guilty of as well. Pure inaction. There are not a whole lot of people out there willing to stand....... (Read More)
Can you put a price on the life of a child? According to some recent figures, the answer is, yes you can! To raise a child from birth to age 17, a recent government report says that most middle income....... (Read More)
One thing that I've really been railing against the past few years, as anybody from the chat can attest to, is people subscribing to party politics. I could spend countless articles describing my loathing of left vs right, conservatives vs....... (Read More)
I don't know what's worse: The giant computer with the glazed-over "I'm high as fuck" eyes, or the prominent labeling on the back that warns against intentional misuse while the duster mascot on the front is walking on sunshine........ (Read More)
Hello kids. I work about an hour away from where I live. This means I spend two hours of my day, 5-6 days a week, driving my little Thunderbird on the road. This puts me in contact with hundreds of....... (Read More)
While we are unsure what is provoking the attack against the sports media conglomerate, we have just received news that the Unicorn Empire has infiltrated ESPN headquarters and has launched a full-scale assault, starting with the company's website.Parts of the....... (Read More)
Every day I'm disgusted by yet another bastard child of American advertising and marketing departments. Going through my fridge today, I found the leftover cans of a case of what was quite possibly one of the most disgusting energy drinks....... (Read More)
