Zaphod for President

I’ve just spent a few minutes playing around with my Google Analytics account. I don’t intend to monetize this blog, so traffic really isn’t that important to me. Then again, after a few days without comments, I begin to wonder if I am the only one here.
According to Google, 51 people have visited this blog […]

Barack Obama has opposed the Iraq War since it before it began, which is good. He also voted to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act, which is bad. Then again, he also voted against extending the PATRIOT Act’s wiretap provision, which is good. I want to like this guy. I really really do. All the same, there […]

It has been a hectic week for me. I’ve been trying to open a Roth IRA account, but got slammed with a potential $3,500 fine from the IRS. Says the genius who handles my taxes: no sweat. Then again, I don’t think it would be prudent for me to play games with the Feds, no […]

The death penalty is unconstitutional, cruel and unusual. I’ve wasted thousands of words in my short life debating this point, and oftentimes, to no avail. Perhaps an episode of the excellent HBO series Oz would be more persuasive than my own long-winded rants.
Warning: this content is extremely graphic. Nudity, violence, language- its got it […]

John Edwards voted in favor of the Iraq War, and remains suspiciously quiet in regards to the Patriot Act. However, even I must admit: he is a very handsome man.
Regarding Iraq, in Edward’s defense, he recanted his vote for the Iraq War in a November 2005 editorial in the Washington Post. The title of this […]

I got an unfortunate letter in the mail today. The IRS claims that I owe them about $3,500. They claim that a tax deduction I took back in 2004 was illegitimate. Says the brilliant woman who handles my taxes: baloney! Long story short, I need to fax in some paperwork- no big deal. However, this […]

If you are anything like me, the name “Bill Richardson” fails to arouse any strong emotional reaction from you. As a matter of fact, until I saw him a few weeks ago on Bill Maher’s show, I had no idea who he was.
If elected, Richardson would become the first hispanic-American President in U.S. history. […]

Have you ever wondered why some people in foreign countries hate Americans? Is it because they hate our freedom? No, its because most of the time they end up dealing with idiots like this:

Don’t get me wrong: I support consumer rights, and oppose corporate censorship. That said, speaking rudely to a low-wage customer service rep […]

I must open a Roth IRA. Only 12 days remain until my self-imposed deadline comes due. Worse still, I’ve spent this past week fighting off a rather nasty inner-ear infection. However, pain or no pain, the clock is ticking.

Just about any bank will help you setup your Roth IRA. You can also do it […]

Once apon a time, I had a friend who described himself as a pessimist. When I asked him why, he explained that the life of a pessimist is filled with pleasant surprises. As an eternal optomist, he said, I was doomed to live a life of constant disappointment.

Case in point: Ron Paul. He might […]