More and more communities are privatizing services traditionally considered public, including emergency services such as 911. – AP Newswire item Dispatch: Toyota Mountain-Dew 911, what’s your emergency? Caller: Someone’s broken in to our house.  Oh my God, we just got, uh, got back from vacation and there’s broken glass and – Dispatch: Ma’am? Ma’am?  Calm […]

Brainstorm list for post to put up on my birthday: Have a contest.  Note: be sure you plan ahead, because if you’re trying to think of a contest the night before your birthday that won’t work out. Make a list of great birthday parties throughout history.  Don’t scientists think it was a birthday party gone […]

The Olympic trials are wrapping up (Go Ashton Eaton!), and we’re all set for another year of the games. We are all set, right London?  Nothing you need to tell us?  Great. The Olympics, of course, have changed a lot since their noble beginnings. Initially, the idea was to take warfare and place it in […]

I’ve decided that I may be what’s wrong with America.  It’s selecting finalists for these ‘Weekly Questions of the Week’ that have done it.  “Oh, I’ll have these little questions of the week, and pick a couple finalists, and it’ll be fun and a way to feature bloggers!” I thought naively.  Little did I know […]

Spilled Ink Guy (possibly not his real name) over at Refrigerator Magnate is an artist who posts – primarily – images of his artworks with a little of the background.  I first discovered him through Peg-o-Leg, when she did her “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup” series, and have been an avid follower ever since.  His use […]

Yesterday and today I’ve been offering a point/counterpoint with myself on my complicated feelings about Independence Day.  Yesterday: a story of what I can’t stand about it.  Today?  A little less lengthy, a little less funny, a lot less snarky. Today: Why Independence Day is great. I’m a fan of holidays in general.  I like […]

I have a, let’s say, complicated relationship with the 4th of July – Independence Day.  On one hand, I love what it stands for.  On the other hand?  Worst holiday of the year.  So today and tomorrow, I offer a point/counterpoint with myself on the best, and worst, of our Independence Day. Today: Why it’s […]

Okay, Byromaniacs, it’s Sunday, and that means it’s time for good wholesome fun.  Also, for the Weekly Question of the Week!  This week – we’re going for the caption contest again.  Take a bit, savor the photo below and then hit us with your favorite caption!  Hit us with a bunch! (Also, don’t forget to […]