We have the "honor" of having a raccoon living in our chimney. Since the chimney is no longer used and has no access into the house, there is little chance for damage. However, it drives my wife crazy just knowing its just two-brick thicknesses away from her domain. As for me, I'll take a raccoon over an opossum any…

Wasn't this the future I was promised? Where is it? I'm still waiting for it.

I now understand why Mom said. "Get your mind of of the gutter!"

Whose power is to say what is YA and what isn't? When I was a young adult, I was "forced" to read books like "Moby Dick" and "The Red Badge of Courage" along with other classics. Although, I'll be eternally grateful, now, I'll read what I damn well want, including Dr. Suess. I will read them on a train. I will read…

Once again, Darwinism is defeated by a "Do-Gooder".

Must Hollywood continually defile those things which I hold most dear!

True, the show never lived up to expectations. That' the most civil way I can put it, but I did watch the last episode and I just couldn't fight the feeling that the writers were trying to channel Stephen King. Grasping at straws?

As an Amazon customer (they get a large percentage of my disposable income), I do not turn a blind eye to its flaws and tactics. First, they use the model of providing everything cheaper and faster with the idea you'll forget the competition (Remember Wal-mart). Then, with competition in the rearview mirror, prices …

I currently survive in the Great American Corn Desert in a place somewhere between Chicago and St. Louis that is...well...Normal.

Simply buy subsonic ammunition.

Wouldn't recommend steel wool since it tends to ignite. Better to use steel washers mounted on a spring inside a tube. Of course, please obey all federal, state, and local laws and ordnances.

I'm sure the game is just as playable now as it was back then.

Fifth Element taught me some of the most important lessons in life: (1)Never push a red button, (2)Chicken is gooood, (3) Whenever possible - buy a multipass.

For Sale: One(1) vagina; seldom used. Contact: My ex-wife.

Bacon!

The world will end today at......

The one thing that makes having multiple children is, of course, Hot Pockets.

When a cave is this vertical, I no longer think "cave" ; I think "hole". This has to be one of the best adventures to face today.

How could I forget Bear? I'm ashamed.

This still continues to be my favorite, not just for the approach AI, but for sorting out the parameters between good guys and bad guys. Throw in a little dry humor and never failing to surprise me keeps me coming back. And, of course, then there's Shaw.....