Ahoy Mateys! Welcome to the Shiver Me Timbers! Pirate Carnival. Monday, September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. To celebrate, we want to show off some of our treasure. If words be gold, then lay your eyes on the booty below. Have some treasure ye wish to share? Add your link below. Just about anything is welcome as [...]

Avast Ye! Mateys and scallywags, get off your dungbie and weave me a tale! A tale of the high seas or the hempen halter or anything ye fancy. If the jolly roger be flying, then we wish to hear. Time be short, though, for the seas be calling me. Our treasure of tales will be displayed on Monday, September 19 [...]

Childhood should be… …about swimming, not sex. …about baseball, not brothels. …about watermelon, not wars. …about comfortable friendships, not constant fear. …about love, not lust. …about being a child, and nothing more.   About 1.2 million children are trafficked annually. Those of us who had a childhood need to do something. Join with organizations who are making a difference. Organizations [...]

Sometimes I’m not sure what is worse, pets or pet owners. Before you get offended, though, please understand that I am also a pet owner. In fact, I feel like I should have a Noah’s Ark patch for all the animals with which I’ve shared our home. Since marrying my wife I have had the opportunity to own (or co-own) [...]

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 [...]