Most of us depend on reviews when we buy a product. Amazon.com has a great system, where users can review movies, cameras, computers, and laxatives. Don't laugh. I depend on these reviews. 

Suppose you want to take dance lessons. You're going on a trip to Argentina, and want to learn to… Read full post »

Obama has disappointed people who voted for him. He made lots of promises but has kept few. OK, maybe one. We're still fighting wars we can't afford, and we're spending money on defense against imaginary enemies. Maybe Congress didn't get the word, but the Soviet Union has been dissolved, and many… Read full post »

Those who follow the stock market know the market goes up almost every day. The DJI is well past 12,000, while unemployment continues to soar. Traders on Wall Street are very happy. 

The head of the Federal Reserve Board (FED) is a PhD from Princeton. His name is Bernanke. He wrote… Read full post »

This morning, listening to my favorite classical station I heard a kid  telling about how he almost drove his car over a cliff. So he called AAA. Almost immediately a tow truck arrived, and this kid's car was pulled back onto the road.  I was impressed, so I called AAA and… Read full post »

During the Depression, this was one of the best known songs.  Now, with another depression looming over the horizon, the Depression of the 30's has been re-titled the Great Depression. The unemployment report came out today, and as usual, the Government claimed it created over 400,000 new jobs,… Read full post »

Anyone getting married out there? Then you may want to prepare for your first dance. I purposely didn't say learn to dance. Let me explain myself.

My parents were from Italy, so I'm Italian. I do not speak Korean. But I am invited to a Korean wedding, and I want to… Read full post »

Due to budget shortfalls, some states are letting prisoners go home early. This is especially painful for California because our governor has the vote of the corrections officers' union. In fact, prisons comprise California's biggest industry. What makes this especially odious is  mandatory sent… Read full post »

I'm sick of reading about child pornography, when I don't understand how pornography is being defined. Legally pornography refers to explicit sexual conduct used to excite the viewer. It also means employing someone under the age of 18. The law tends to be extremely harsh if the s… Read full post »

Stroke is all too common these days due to bad diet and stress. I recently had a minor stroke, caused by God knows what.  My symptoms were numbness on my right side, fingers tingling, right foot numb. My face appeared normal, no blurred vision, and no slurred speech. The usual tests… Read full post »

I have been reading in several magazines, also referenced in Wikipedia, that YELP is engaged in extortion. This is unbelievable,  since YELP has a growing audience of consumers, people who eat out, who use various personal, and who take trips. For example, if you take your dog to the vet, you… Read full post »

Thinking about having someone invest for you? You can equate risk taking with probabilities. If you want to bet on a horse with a broken leg, the probability of its winning the race is almost zero. In other words, it's a high risk bet. But if the Holy Spirit is the jockey,… Read full post »

There's a website called BishopAccountability.org that details the hundreds, maybe thousands of children groped, buggered, molested, or screwed by priests. This still goes on.

The person largely responsible is the ex-Nazi, now pope. What gives the Catholic Church the right to corrupt children mental… Read full post »

I'm reading a lot of garbage about the losers in the GOP and how much they impede progress. What's really topical is the pedophile church, known as catholic, which seems to specialize in wierd ceremonies and abusing children.  The guy in Rome, decked out like a 4 star general, is the t… Read full post »