We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the tinfoil-hatted whackjob proclaiming that the government is beaming subliminal mind control messages into our heads as a part of some nefarious plot. Those of us with at least some hold on our sanity generally dismiss them outright, or perhaps call for the men in white coats.
Apparently, the [...]

Keeping with the theme of things that should not happen, I’d like to share something I ran across the other day that put me into full-blown “Holy…wow” mode.
Ladies and gentlemen, you may want to take a Dramamine, because you could get a bit queasy from your head spinning around. Presenting:

Oh sure, it looks innocent. However, [...]

I’m a big fan of comic strips; I read several each day, most by RSS. Occasionally one of them goes down and I miss out, but there’s usually an archive available where I can pick up what I missed later.
So it was today, when my daily dose of Dilbert didn’t descend into my reader. I [...]

It’s April 16th, and for those of us here in les États-Unis, that means one thing: Tax Day is over!
Well, almost. Almost because there is a wonderful option called Form 4868 that, if filed, grants an automatic six month extension for filing your return. A cause for celebration, yes? Not quite.
You see, what it doesn’t [...]