Blog Toy Box: Scary Christmas

Blog Toy Box: Scary Christmas

by | Dec 25, 2008 | Leisure

It's been a hell of year, hasn't it? More war, environmental destruction and economic meltdown has left us all with a bitter taste in our mouths. For many of us, it's hard to even conceive of keeping the rent paid, much less shopping for the holidays....

Blog Toy Box: The Season of Giving

by | Dec 25, 2008 | Leisure

I had an unpleasant experience with panhandling. A close relation decided to drop out from society. Her choice led to a transient life on the road, and tragically, to an early grave. I'll call her X. She got her start by panhandling in Pulaski Park and on Main...
Solar Panels–or the Chalupa?

Solar Panels–or the Chalupa?

by | Dec 25, 2008 | Leisure

I'm not ashamed to say it. I love Taco Bell. Given the choice between a nacho cheese chalupa and Kobe Beef filet mignon, I'll take the crunchy, gooey, suspiciously cheesy goodness of a chalupa any day.While I can't explain my borderline obsessive affinity...
Blog Toy Box: Dora the Earner

Blog Toy Box: Dora the Earner

by | Dec 25, 2008 | Leisure

There have been times in the past year when I was grateful to Dora the Explorer. At the adult-hostile hour of 5:30 a.m., I could, with eyes half shut, select an iTunes television episode on a laptop set up on a chair in front of the sofa and half-snooze until six,...