Category Archives: Annoyances

BBC announces Top Gear America, ruins it instantly

Good news: The BBC series “Top Gear,” a cult-fave here in the US through the magic of YouTube and torrents, but a sensation in Europe, is at last coming to America. Good news: The current “presenters” (or hosts, as we … Continue reading

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Dept. of Redundancy Dept.: Strange expressions of everyday life

Why doesn’t anyone else seem to have a problem with the expression, pick and choose? You don’t even have to think about this one very much to realize how redundant it is. I don’t need to hear even one more … Continue reading

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Should talking on a cell phone in the car be illegal?

Should any non-criminal behavior be criminalized?  I think the more important question is, how many more of your freedoms do you want to leave up to a politician to decide for you?  Haven’t we allowed them too much latitude already? … Continue reading

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Blogging by the pros is getting on my nerves

As much as I welcome the rapid-journalism-environment of blogging, I long for the now-bygone days of editors. I come across more grammatical, spelling and confusing multiple-rewrite sentence errors now from the big boys of journalism that are downright embarrassing, and … Continue reading

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