Author: Jay Tea

Today is the grand strike -- "a day without immigrants." Naturally, what they mean is "a day without ILLEGAL immigrants," because legal immigrants aren't a problem. They are, in …

(Yesterday, I said I would probably be blogging pretty lightly or not at all today because of work demands. I ended up leaving for work around 8:30 yesterday morning, …

(Written Sunday morning) I don't expect to have much to post on Monday. I'm leaving for work soon, and I don't expect to get home more than an hour …

With the ever-increasing price of gasoline, once again all the politicians are talking about our "addiction" to oil -- especially foreign oil -- and the need for a new …

I sometimes get bored driving around, and I start looking at bumper stickers and other forms of decorations I see on other people's vehicles. And two last week gave …

Two stories in today's Boston papers struck me as not necessarily directly connected, but possibly thematically so. First, the MBTA announced that its fares were going up -- by …

One can usually trust the Democrats to support programs such as alternative energy, new sources of power that will replace the horribly dangerous nuclear, the dirty filthy coal, the …

Beyond-remaindered book at Building 19: $1.98 Padded envelope: $1.55 FedEx Ground shipping from Manchester, NH to Houston, TX: $7.09 Entertainment value of pouring napalm into a certified psychotic's flamethrower: …

A while ago, I took on the whole "chickenhawk" argument, shredding it as the dishonest, dishonorable tactic it is. Its transparency hasn't diminished its popularity among its advocates, however. …

I haven't mentioned my age recently, so I'll repeat it. I'm 38. In fact, I'm about halfway to 39. Why do I mention that? Because I first became aware …