Author: Jay Tea

One of the neater traditions in science fiction fandom is authors auctioning off "cameos" in their upcoming works. The high bidder gets to have a character named after them, …

During the recent terrorism scare in Boston, I was reminded of something I find rather odd. As soon as it was announced that there was a "credible threat" to …

"There's desperation, there's desperation in the air It leaves a stain on all your clothes and no detergent gets it out" Meat Loaf, Life Is A Lemon (And I …

Every Friday afternoon, Howie Carr has Fox News' Chris Wallace on to kick around matters and to plug Wallace's Fox News Sunday. This week, Wallace had a truly wonderful …

Kevin, the big guy who runs this place, has recently gotten into a kerfuffle with Oliver Willis. I'm going to stay out of the "meat" of the argument, but …

Kinky Friedman, noted author ("The Love Song Of J. Edgar Hoover," "Elvis, Jesus, and Coca Cola," and "Kill Two Birds And Get Stoned," among others) and musician ("They Ain't …

I've been growing more and more annoyed with inconsiderate people and their parking habits -- in particular, those who park in fire lanes (usually right in front of a …

This morning, when I got in to work, I wished a colleague "Happy Groundhog Day." He promptly fired up Rhapsody and started playing Sonny and Cher's "I Got You …

This morning, when I got in to work, I wished a colleague "Happy Groundhog Day." He promptly fired up Rhapsody and started playing Sonny and Cher's "I Got You …

Last week, after the third major snowstorm in the last few weeks, my car's windshield washer pump quit. I refilled the tank, but it didn't do any good -- …