Tracking and counting political tweets and Facebook 'likes' are now a part of American politics - perhaps in much the same way th...

Is the process of getting an education merely a system designed get a job and to create a workforce? I wrote about this topic in August...

Photographs by Virginia Beld A horde of fighters swinging swords and howling commandos locked in combat are headed to the Amphitheater ...

Just how does one steal over 10 million pounds of maple syrup? And who knew that Canada has a 'global strategic maple syrup reserve...

I've been trying to puzzle out just what Clint Eastwood said last night at the GOP convention -- he had a semi-angry argument with an e...

Given the clumsy, clueless and mean-spirited 'debates' dumped out by the passing parade of Republican presidential candidates for...

The newest album from Bob Dylan arrives next month, but today we have a new video from one of the tunes from "Tempest", called ...

The outcry from Republicans over the dangerously stupid comments of congressman Todd Akin is decidedly at odds with the very platforms o...

Apparently everything real or imagined is for sale on Amazon. But as entertaining as the products might be - like the UFO Detector or ...

August 2005 marks the creation of this humble yet lovable blog. And no sign of stoppage yet. I'm moving into the 8th year of global...

A hearty rip of maniacal laughter is created by both the Good and the Bad ... and the Lunatic too. In the clip below, honors go to multiple...

When the ridiculous notion that new, photographic Voter IDs were needed in every state of our nation, the most cursory examinations of vo...

It's deeply gratifying to learn that some very smart folks in Ooltewah, Tennessee are responsible for making the massive, newly-landed ...

Our humble state of TN made national political news - once again - for achieving a new level of Dangerously Stupid Acts. The cause this t...

In recent days our esteemed Governor Bill Haslam has been holding meetings with folks from a wide range of business and university offici...

(NOTE:  Satire follows below ... at least I hope it is satire.) Speaking from outside the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashvil...

It was quite flattering to be called out by Mr. Silence for my absence over  the past month - it is good to be missed. So thank you. ...

It's obvious, that I, your humble narrator and blogger have been absent for most of the month. But it is with some good reason, as I ...

Walking dead folks are quite popular - so popular that they could bring a wave of economic booms and boomlets. One developer in Detroit...