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California and Cellphones

Hey Californians, make sure you get yourself a hands-free device for if/when you talk on your cellphone while driving. After July 1st, if you get caught without one, you'll get fined. And you know how desperate LA is f…
$7 a Gallon in 4 Years

Gas prices today are ridiculously high. I never thought I'd see $4/gallon without some sort of rioting going on. Yet, here we are, with every analyst saying prices will end up going higher. In fact, according to this…
Obama's Speech on Faith in Politics

I usually hate...HATE...it when I see politicians get behind a pulpit to spew out their party rhetoric. Back during the 2000 Presidential elections, one of the most talked-about topics was on Gore/Bush's religious faith…
Your Tax Rebate Checks are Coming...But Should You Spend It?

So like most, I was excited to hear that Uncle Sam will be sending some extra money our way...until I found out that it will come at a cost. You may or may not have heard about the government's much-touted "stimulus pac…
Bah

My state sucks. At least we have mild winters. This made my day though. Welcome back to the Western Conference Shaq. This trade proves two things. 1) The Suns are panicking and 2) the management is finally fed up wi…
A Very Big Week

Counting tomorrow, the past few days have been VERY big in the world sports and current events. Let's start in chronological order, shall we? Friday, February 1, 2008, 1PM I came back from lunch to an IM with a simple …
Historic 2008: Football, Politics, and the Like

2008 is already gearing up to be a year to remember. Are you paying attention? For the first time in over 25 years, and the second time ever, a pro football team has the opportunity to go undefeated in a single season…
Verizon Increasing Text Rates

If you're with Verizon Wireless and like to text, but don't have one of their text packages, you're not going to like this... Engadget is reporting that Verizon is increasing their "per text" rates from $0.15 to $0.20. …
Top 5 Reasons Why Ron Paul Won't Win

The primaries are coming up. If you tune in to any cable news station, all you'll hear is how this candidate gained this many points, or how that candidate lost that many points. And every now and then, you'll hear a l…
Street Fighter 4 (IV)

If you old-school gamers ever needed a reason to get an XBOX360 or a PS3, here's your reason: STREET FIGHTER 4!!! Details about the next installment of the classic 2-D fighter have been trickling in the past few months…