Polyphemus, an Afterlife Rant

Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon and Thoosa. He was a giant, born with only a single eye, which qualified him for cave on the island of the Cyclops and got him a substantial discount on monocles. Zeus stuck the cyclops on the one island because they tried to interfere with his rise to power. […]

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Onslaughts of Random Thoughts

There is an age when you stop wearing hoop earrings and that age is when your child is nine months old. Why? You’ll know when it happens… ♠ Life is a long, torturous,agonizing and pointless journey that ends in a mixture of humiliation and disappointment… but that might just be the depression talking. ♠ I […]

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Q and A with Science Mule

Q. What’s new in the field of Food Science? A. Glad you asked, scientists have recently found bird flu viruses in our pasteurized milk. Biologists say there is no need for panic but if you were going to panic anyway, now’s a good time. Q. How about some GOOD news? A. Okay. Chemists have found […]

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Yet Another Jason Statham Movie

Some people act as if I make too much out of a new Jason Statham movie; but, I don’t see him as better than any other demigod… except Perseus of course, but that goes without saying. Recently, one of his movies has premiered on premium cable and I watched it last weekend. The night before […]

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Sodas of Note

Tribeco Bird’s Nest White Fungus Soda: Because there weren’t nearly enough war crimes in Vietnam’s history, they came up with this. It’s made from the dried bird spit masses usually used in bird’s nest soup. Consumers say that it tastes like vanilla with milk. Milk mixed with vanilla tastes even MORE LIKE vanilla with milk […]

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