I’m probably going to post a few reviews of books I’ve been reading lately, perhaps of more things, but I figure there’s some relevant ground to cover before I bother reviewing anything… a sort ofinagural post summarizing my philosophy of reviewing. 
It’s all too common a situation where I’m trying to determine whether or not I […]

Just in case you’re wondering what exactly goes on behind the accusations of political favoritism and the cynical postulation that everything is for sale, The Dallas Morning News put out an article today that elucidates some of what goes on here.
 
Still, I imagine this is only scratching the surface, even in Texas. Planning to look […]

I couldn’t help but smile, Tuesday, as I perused my reading material in a bathroom stall in the math building.
 
It’s always disheartening to read the wall and realize someone can’t keep their crap in the toilet, insisting on their right to scrawl racist statements or commit general atrocities against the grammar gods.
 
Some statements on that […]

America, with its history of immigration, has long been the veritable and now cliché “melting-pot” in which a new sort of people would emerge—the forerunners of a global society.
 
This road has certainly not been smooth—call it the scenic route through not-so-scenic country. This road has not reached its destination, but it is not a road […]

A commentary by Martin Frost was posted on the FoxNews Web site Monday. It is still on the front page of the site, under “Views.” See it here: Media Has ‘Kinky’ Way of Covering Texas Politics
 
His facts don’t really seem to check out, though, so here’s the letter I sent him.
 
You’re certainly entitled to your […]

I probably don’t have to say what loud children and smoking have in common for most to figure out that they’re both annoying and tend to impinge on the experience of those who have or do neither when they’re out in public. While this has something to do with where I’m going, however, it isn’t […]

So here’s the deal: There’s a seat on the toilet, and it’s made for asses. It isn’t made for your piss, so don’t put it there. No, you are probably not good enough to piss through the 3 inch gap in the center. Just lift the seat, mmkay?
 
I swear, the next time my intestines are […]

I imagine there’s a decent chance you’ve seen the reports of corporations using interns or other young employees positions in social networks like facebook as well as looking for myspace accounts and other information that might come up on you in major search engines. Some support this, some are pissed, some shrug their shoulders, some […]