I’m not a moron

Tofu steak Government efficiency Jumbo shrimp Living dead Liquid gas Deafening silence I could go on… All of these two word contradictions are considered “oxymorons.” The definition which is simply, “apparently contradictory terms appearing in together.” Are there...

Membership has its privileges

American Express sets themselves apart from regular credit cards in several ways. First, having one of their cards is deemed “membership,” not just a simple credit card. They aren’t a credit card; they’re a “charge card.” You must fully pay it off every month. (Which...

Is this brainwashing?

As chauffers to our kids – like pretty much every parent – we often had them captive in the car… Sometimes for extended periods of time. They didn’t have devices to tune us out. This was a several years ago, but I still don’t think I’d want the kids drowning us out on...

Just be Sheldon

Sheldon Cooper, the uber-nerd genius on the great sitcom series The Big Bang Theory is brilliant, to say the least. Not just his character, but also the way he is played by actor Jim Parsons. Sheldon’s brilliance is without question, but he is often too literal. He...