These days a lot of people don’t like watching commercials. Many people record their favorite TV shows which makes it easy to fast forward through the commercials. Some can stream their favorite shows through the internet or on websites. A few even watch pirated versions. It’s not always about the pursuit of not watching ads, [...]

College basketball is over, college and pro football are long gone. And while I have watched more NBA basketball this year than in prior years, falling asleep through one quarter doesn’t quite count. I don’t watch hockey and I hate baseball. So I thought the offseason would be boring. That is until news broke that [...]

One of the issues with the financial crisis was a government that wasn’t sure what to do with failing companies. When a company failed they could either let it go into bankruptcy or bail it out. Some were allowed to fail, and that created a panic that the system would lock up. So most were [...]

Being married to the fairer sex, one often finds themselves watching television shows that don’t normally show up on their radar in order to spend quality time with said partner. Funny, as when Star Wars comes on I find myself quickly alone in the room. Marriage is about sacrifices though and so last night I [...]

The film industry never gets much attention. They make movies and you either go and watch them or don’t. You read reviews to maybe help decide what to see or maybe ask some friends if anything is good. Those with children probably go see whatever it is the kid wants. But for the most part, [...]

Somehow, our elected officials in Washington have managed to agree on the issue of student loan interest rates. It’s a cause for celebration. Federal student loan rates are set to double soon if new legislation doesn’t get signed. Everyone agrees, and yet they’ve still made it political. In Washington the only currency is political capital. [...]

On many days I am forced to drive to a location that is a number of miles in order to do work. It’s called commuting. Since I live near a large city and must drive into town I am forced to pay for parking when I arrive. Most people that drive in daily pay a [...]

The online dating site Match.com throws around a lot of statistics in their advertising. They tout more dates, more relationships, and more marriages than any other site. They also say 1 in 5 relationships begin on an online dating site. In commercials it’s impossible to vet these claims, but we’re not in a commercial. One [...]