A kakistocracy (English pronunciation: /kækɪsˈtɑkɹəsi/) is a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

I always kicked off the top sheet and wrapped myself up in the comforter like a burrito, but I was single and slept alone. Now I have a top sheet, blanket and comforter. I don’t like being cold at night.

I put smart LED lights in my desk lamp. It comes on slowly in the morning right around the time I sit down. It reaches full brightness by the time I log in. It works as a reminder for me not to start working before I should. I have it set to dim around the time I log off. Another reminder that if the light is getting…

The springboard interface on iOS devices is really long in the tooth. It desperately needs an update in functionality.

Seventeen minutes isn’t enough. I wonder if the governor of Florida would get a clue if ALL high school students in the state took an entire week off in protest ?

I hope a house lands on him

How exactly does one misinterpret someone waving their genitals at you ?

Bear witness to Karma in all her glory

Let’s just stop talking about the whole lot of them

I’ve removed all social media from my phone. Some family members insists on using Facebook messenger as the only way to communicate, but unlike them I don’t spend all day on it. If they want to get in touch with me, they need to text or god forbid, actually call.

I had one in 2003. Woke me up out of a sound sleep screaming in pain. Dr said it was a little stone and would pass in a day. He gave me morphine and sent me home. Five days, and 20 oxycontin, and 10 flexeril later I passed a rock the size of a large lentil bean. Men aren’t made to pass solids from there. A coworker…

After having been together for about a year and a half where I was played for a fool I sent him packing. I discovered he had an under age boyfriend. He traveled frequently for business and was often gone for weeks at a time. During those trips I would get nasty emails about how everything wrong between us was my fault…

I see that a lot. I use Mac at home, and have an iPhone, but I use Windows for work and they provide me with an Android phone. There are great things about both platforms and things that aren’t so great. I’ve been using both platforms in one way or another starting with Windows 3 and Mac System Software 6. The one…

Somehow this seems deeply wrong and an abomination against cooking. I’ll probably try it this week.

There are only a few things you need here. Two cuts and a fork. Two cuts give you 4 brownies, and the fork is to stab anyone who tries to take them.

Small things that couldn’t handle the heat got wrapped in bags and went into the freezer for a few weeks. Part of it happened over the winter and Chicago was subzero that year. The bigger stuff like a comforter went into a huge zip lock bag and spent six weeks outside on the balcony. We went through months of chemical…

I dealt with a 9 month infestation. Turns out they can easily be dealt with by using diatomaceous earth. Everything went through the dryer on high heat, and in less than a week they were gone. I blew up the vacuum cleaner, but it was worth it. Don’t bar your friend from visiting his kitty, but talk about making sure…

Panda is great, if you want a serious case of N.A.S. (Nasty Ass Syndrome)

If you can’t use it for this, then why bother ?

These have been popular here in Phoenix as appetizers for the last few years. You can get them pretty much year round at farmers markets and some grocery stores. Fun to eat just by raw as well. I share them with my parrots.