Category: Ramblings

How many times has this happened to you.  You’re typing in the url for your favorite website and low and behold you leave off the “m” in the “.com” and you go nowhere fast. Until now. The new “.co” domain is available for registration and businesses all over the world… Read More ""W W W Dot C O." Or, "A Lesson In Making Sure You Register Your .co Domain""

Besides auto-attendants that greet you in Spanish before English, my second most hated thing in life is passwords. Need to log on to your computer? Enter a password. Have to check voice mail? Enter a password. Want to play a game on your iPhone? Enter a password. There’s passwords for… Read More ""Boxers or Briefs?" Or, "My Password Is…""

I’m not a fan emails people send you that have been forwarded more times than Lady Ga Ga has been high. You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that if you printed them out would easily waste a ream of paper.  They usually contain images stolen from websites… Read More ""Forget Guns, I Want This Dog." Or, "The Guy Never Saw it Coming.""

There’s something about a courtroom that brings out the Jesus in people. Maybe it’s the air. Could be something in the water. Maybe it’s a little-too-late-last-ditch-effort-to-find-salvation before heading to the lock-up. I think it’s just plain, old fashioned bullshit. Criminals facing trial and awaiting their sentence suddenly find God moments… Read More ""I Found Jesus in the Courtroom!" Or, "Skrepenak is Ready to Serve the Good Lord.""

When you’re in the grocery store buying toilet paper, the last thing you should have to do is read the packaging to see if it’s flushable. After all, it’s toilet paper. On packages of Quilted Northern, the designers went out of their way to put a squiggly logo on the… Read More ""Can I Flush That?" Or, "Sometimes You Must State the Obvious.""

I received an email this morning from Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic‘s U.S. based low cost air carrier, about a 24-hour Twitter campaign they’re running to get the word out…. about what? A sale. According to the company’s press release, “The airline is encouraging flyers across the nation to grab a… Read More ""Tweeting for Lower Fares." Or, "Virgin America 'Gets' Social.""

On my way into the office this morning, I spied a billboard for a local car dealership proclaiming, “You Pay What We Pay!” It got me thinking about the many reasons car dealers have been the brunt of jokes since the first used Model T was sold on a corner… Read More "“John, you're worse than a used car salesman.” Or, “But Mary, I just wanted a kiss goodnight.”"

Summer. The time of the year when every young couple wants to have the perfect wedding. After all, nothing beats sweating your ass off under a plastic tent at a country club drinking warm beer and listening to people say, “doesn’t she look wonderful” all night long. I haven’t been… Read More "“I Do.” Or, “Is That Caviar On Your Ascot Mrs. Wigleswarth?”"

Those who live in the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton area of northeast Pennsylvania will remember WARM 590 radio. It had a very rich history during its heyday and unfortunately was left hung out to die on its own by its license holder, Citadel Broadcasting. Dave Yonki, who I happened to work… Read More ""The Ballad of WARMland." Or, "Can There Be Two?""

I don’t smoke. I never have and I don’t plan on lighting up anytime soon. I’m not a fan of cigarette smoke and lung cancer is a pretty good deterrent to keep me from heading down to the local convenient mart and dropping $50 on a carton of Lucky Strikes.… Read More ""No Fumar." Or, "Venezuelan Cigarette Propaganda.""