Is there an unwanted child in your life?  Consider giving recently acquitted Casey Anthony a call. Following the Not Guilty verdict pronounced in the trial of Casey Anthony, there has been much speculation about what comes next for the 25-year-old ex-mother from Florida.  Citing her lack of higher education, questionable choice in men, indeterminate ability [...]

In the field of movies suitable for adults with a child cast, the pickings are slim.  Really, you have to go back to the 80′s and 90′s – I’m thinking of films like “Goonies” and “Stand by Me” and “The Sandlot” – and I’m really hard-pressed to think of anything in the last ten years [...]

It has come to my attention that the world has not yet ended. This is in direct contradiction to the prophecies proclaimed by Harold Camping and his entirely reasonable and rational brainwashed followers.   They said in no uncertain terms that come 6 PM local time, everybody would either be dead, raptured, or suffering for about [...]

I teach in public school. It’s not a glamorous position, by any stretch. Not even close. On a list of glamorous jobs, it ranks somewhere below “Sewer Maintenance Worker” and yet somehow still above “Politician”. The reason? The argument can be made (with a straight face) that I’m at least working to improve the future [...]