Science Says You’re a Gullible Fool

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Bend over, I want to tickle your brain.

I often write about the foibles of others. It is one way to remind me, and my readers, that things aren't so bad. Our lives do not include pleas to make love to menstruating donkeys. In fact I'm going to go out on a limb and say the thought probably never occurred to you. Nor have you ever woken up with the relentless desire to get naked and beat up an S.U.V. In fact, I'd also bet good money that, if you were using a product that was changing your gender, you'd stop using it instead of starting a Facebook page about it while divorcing your spouse. You are not the Octomom. Nor do you wish to be. Not even knowing that you too could dance with … [Read more...]

Not the Best Planned Life

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Mommy's like the Yellow pages, she lets her fingers do the walking.

There are some people riding around on this planet of ours who defy logic. I'm not just talking about the fun ones earn the occasional, and well deserved, Darwin Award. Nor am I speaking of those enlightened few who still think the world is flat. They don't believe in time zones. Or weather. No, those people are, while hysterically funny to read about, very much the minority. They pose no danger to anyone but themselves and those stupid enough to be in the immediate vicinity. I'm not even all that concerned with the large number of people who believe in voodoo, astrology, ghost hunting, dowsing and witchcraft, often all at once. While their … [Read more...]