I wish the Toyota Prius wasn’t so ugly. I wish it wasn’t so expensive, either. Some cars are ugly-fun, like the old Beetle and the new Beetle. The PT Cruiser has the charm of a friendly bull terrier. Yet in another year or two I’ll be forced to buy a Prius; my car will have […]
The medical science report of the hour talks about how many teenagers are teenagers. It’s not a happy statistic, that the number of teenage mothers has increased in the United States. The Associated Press article, though, has an interesting touch on the facts: The teen increase was based on the 15-19 age group, which accounted […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Alan Alda is not necessarily a genius, though he’s been a documentary host on PBS. Nor is he a hero, though he played one in M*A*S*H. He even may have had co-writing (aka ghosting) or close editing (aka ghosting) with either or both of his memoir volumes, the second of […]
Hats off to the organizers of National Novel Writing Month. This group began in 1999 with 21 participants who challenged one another to write 50,000 words of a novel (which makes for a short but complete novel, Gatsby length) in 30 days. The month chosen is November. The word count is conducted electronically via the […]
As all Arkansans who keep up with the news know, Razorback Coach Houston Nutt received a golden football to resign this past Monday. Reports indicate he received more than $3 million to end his contract. Essentially all of the payout comes from the athletic foundation, not tax or otherwise educational dollars. Hours later, or hours […]
Where do “they” come up with these numbers. The following made headlines just over a month ago, but something over the weekend brought it back to mind. This time I thought about it. There is a fact here, but the percentage is bunkum. If I’m missing the point, please, someone, set me straight. WASHINGTON — […]