There’s a lot of stuff rattling around in my brain—random thoughts about this and that… So, as the late comedian George Carlin used to say—here’s a few of my brain droppings. FLIGHTS OF FANCY The disappearance of Air France flight #447 over the Atlantic has unleashed a huge amount of speculation from the media— more than usual perhaps [...] Read Full Story

Gasoline prices are marching upward again…. The North Koreans are threatening to unleash the nuclear genie…. The automakers are still reeling…. And the media desperately continues to scare us with Swine Flu horror stories about a disease that’s about as mild as a bad head cold… So how does this blog respond to all of that? We ignore it all, [...] Read Full Story

As we pass another Memorial Day, we continue to have troops engaged in active military operations in several countries. Some will never return from the field of battle. In their memory, we present this clip, because we can never forget them and the scores who followed before them… ~~~~ That masterful piece of storytelling is the work of [...] Read Full Story

A number of fast food places have tried to dispel the nation that fast food is bad by coming up with a variation on the slogan:  It’s not fast food—its good food fast… But many still regard fast food as bad food…and there are continuing attempts to warn us that we are what we eat… Here’s a [...] Read Full Story

Former president Jimmy Carter sat before Congress recently complaining that things haven’t changed much since he was president with regard to dependence on oil. And he warned the problems we faced back then when the gas ran out are bound to happen again. The gas stopped flowing late in 1973, when the oil producing countries of the [...] Read Full Story

There’s always something happening that frosts my cupcakes—and when EYE get enough cupcakes sitting on my mental counter-top it’s time to serve them to you in : IT GIVES ME FEVER…. After several weeks of Swine Flu coverage—we may be on the verge of learning the real truth about the way this strange genetic makeup of the [...] Read Full Story

While the American  automotive industry begs for bailout cash and threatens us with dark tales of bankruptcy and economic turmoil—- —-there are folks out there who are trying to innovate and improve the automotive industry… Check ‘em out…. SHOWING ‘EM THE DOOR…. A California based company has come up with a concept that’ll make any car cool—while getting rid [...] Read Full Story

Being a cop’s not always an easy job—but it does have its moments… Especially when the bad guy is dumb enough  to do your work for you. chrome://foxytunes-public/content/signatures/signature-button.png And that’s the case with these folks.. Dumb as a box of rocks—and just waiting to taken for ‘Granite’… HE’S GOT A TICKET TO RIDE (TO JAIL)… If you’re on probation—-it’s a [...] Read Full Story

Like a toddler in a playpen grasping at the most shiny object that captures its attention, the media has glommed on to the Swine Flu story as the most desirable object at the moment and is engaged in frenzied, saturation coverage… Before you run in fear at the sight of a pig, someone sniffling—or go hide [...] Read Full Story

Years ago, Charlie Rich had a hit song titled Behind Closed Doors whose refrain was: “Oh, no-one knows what goes on behind closed doors…” But, that may no longer be the case. Just ask the government. One of the men currently running for Governor of New Jersey apparently approved using  the GPS chip inside of  cell phones to [...] Read Full Story