I haven't had cable television since the mid-90s. At the time, I was paying $40 or so a month and only watching 3-4 of the channels offered. I liked the Discovery Channel, I liked the History Channel, and I liked Comedy Central, but I'd rather be eaten by army ants than have to watch the Golf Channel, HGTV, or TBS. The way cable television works, it's like going to a cafeteria and having to pay for every single entree on the line when you're only going to eat a few things. My dad has hi...

The wife and I were on our way home from the grocery store yesterday, listening to the new White Stripes CD and talking about the manicotti we were going to make for supper that night. I was driving along a semi-rural stretch of highway, and I noticed a rather large turtle sitting right near the white line of the road on the shoulder side. I've been known to stop and move turtles off the road but a few things were against me here 1) It was right after 5pm and traffic was decently heavy, 2) ...