by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 2,167 views | Reading Time 4:00
I’m not sure how up on pop culture the majority of you out there are, but over the last few days, Disney’s media darling Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) has been treated as the new coming of Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan. All (mostly) due to the fact that there are studio portraits of her […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 3,346 views | Reading Time 4:29
Well, let’s talk about barrels of oil. Or maybe it’s barrels of cash, or should it be gold or even diamonds? Today, the price per barrel of gold almost hit $120 per 42 gallon barrel of oil. That equates to about $2.85 in base price per gallon of crude oil. Now, only about 50% of […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 5,300 views | Reading Time 4:05
I’m sure most of you have started to see the little scrolling tag lines on your television while you are watching some of your favorite programming. You know, the ones informing you of the impending change from analog television to digital transmission. What and why does this mean anything to you? Well, up until the […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 2,943 views | Reading Time 3:00
Today is Earth day so I figured I would join in the buzz and write up an article from my perspective about all of this going green hype. I whole heartedly agree with people, companies, and governments focusing on trying to become more ecologically friendly. However, it appears to me that this whole green movement […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 2,460 views | Reading Time 2:42
Today, in a forum I visit, I ran across an interesting post involving an employee of a game development company and his written comments available via his own online blog. The post tracked down evidence from this employee’s own site, to use as ammunition as to why this particular software company has been portrayed as […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 2,211 views | Reading Time 2:55
If you live in any town of decent size, I’m sure you have the luxury of stop lights to help direct traffic at some of your most trafficked intersections. Did you notice the word I used? Luxury. Yes, it used to be a luxury. However, I’m beginning to think it’s starting to become more of […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 1,809 views | Reading Time 3:00
I’m sure everyone at some point in time during their life has heard of the IQ test and how it relates to how “smart” you are. IQ, the Intelligence Quotient. Consensus over time proposes that the average adult in our world sports an IQ of 100. Further “proposed” information states that about half of our […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 2,377 views | Reading Time 3:18
It’s been quite a while since I was in the public school system, but I remember a much different world from what I see, hear, or read about today. I remember the days when teachers and principals had the authority within the classroom. The days when what the teacher said, meant something, and the kids […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 1,996 views | Reading Time 3:15
Through the years, there have always been stories of athletes and the leagues they are associated with doing various works for charity. Most of the time, it’s just a small collection of players who donate their time, money, or celebrity. Some athletes have even gone as far as creating their own charitable foundation during their […]
by Robert in Everyday Nonsense | 1,875 views | Reading Time 0:38
Welcome to the first post in the Everyday Nonsense category. This category will contain all the posts that do not fit the other categories and will just be random in nature. Anything that gains my attention for whatever reason will show up here and we can all have some entertaining discussions. There are all kinds […]