Category: Miscellanea

  • Logical Fallacies

    They drive me crazy. Ever wonder what the proper term for one is? Try Logical Fallacies.info. Now, you can rage at all your least favorite politicians, talking heads, and other people of questionable intellectual faculties… in latin!

  • Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others

    New Gallup poll: Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others. An intro: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of…

  • Bad Drivers of the World, Pileup… er, Unite!

    Apparently, we have at least 36 million truly, objectively incompetent drivers. I have been saying this for ages. In fact, I think that number is low by at least another 50 million or so. Even less surprising: drivers in Illinois and Georgia are among the least knowledgeable. Finally, objective vindication of my entire life’s experience…

  • Thank You, DMV!

    I got a ticket for having an expired vehicle registration, last week. At first, I was mad at the City of Chicago for getting it wrong – the bill I received from the State of North Carolina clearly shows that my registration expires on September 15, 2008. Then I checked with the North Carolina DMV.…

  • Married Life (First of Many Thoughts)

    I am married! Our wedding was amazing – pictures coming soon – and the honeymoon even better. I can strongly recommend both our hotel for the first night in Chicago and our destination, a hotel/resort in Wisconsin where we had a private cabin on a lake. The resort even threw in an upgrade worth over…