Derek sat at his computer desk wearing only a pair of boxer shorts. And socks. This May morning was unusually cool, too cool to be walking around the house without socks. “What do you wear for the end of the world?” he had laughed as he turned on the television a few minutes earlier. Stories of the current end of [...]

Franz looked around the room at the collection of assassins, hackers, miscreants and villains. Whoever assembled this crew obviously had some questionable contacts. Several were well known in their respective circles; legends of chaos and terror. Others were obvious henchmen who were impressed with themselves for their mere inclusion in this assembly. He walked to the stage and thought for [...]

I’m a huge fan of automatic doors, auto-flush urinals, no-touch faucets and hands-free towel dispensers. At first glance it would seem that anything automatic would be great, but that is definitely not the case. My case in point? Auto-flushing toilets. It may seem odd that I am a fan of auto-flushing urinals, but not enthusiastic about the same technology for [...]

Not too much makes me mad. Sure, I get frustrated sometimes or irritated at someone, but ask most people that know me and they’ll tell you I’m a pretty “laid back” guy. It takes a lot to make me “fightin’ mad” as we like to say in the southern US. Until now. Did you know? That two children are sold every [...]