I'll just come out and say it: I like Taco Bell. Glad to clear the air. So all you haters can just step aside.

To call myself a "Trekkie" wouldn't be totally accurate. I've always enjoyed The Original Series, moreso "The Next Generation." I never got much into "Deep Space Nine" or "Voyager" and have seen only a single episode of "Enterprise." But I've always enjoyed the movies (even the odd numbered ones), so I was pretty excited when I heard they were rebooting the whole shebang.

Watching your team lose can be a bitter pill to swallow. It's not every year your team makes it to the Super Bowl, and of course you want them to win. So when they don't, you just feel, well, blah.

I guess truth in advertising can be a touchy subject. My syrup bottle doesn't talk to me, no teddy bear giggles in my laundry room, I've never seen twins share a pack of gum, and my margarine certainly doesn't try to insist it's butter. Then there's Minute Rice, if by "minute" one means "five minutes or so." Hmm, speaking of rice...

This was submitted by Joe, but let me be clear this is a wrong number, although I'll concede it's possible its a prank call. But if not, the level of insensitivity is staggering.

I've been sick for a bit, so I haven't gotten around to updating in a while. I was kinda worried about what to come back with, so I thought maybe a little humour was in order. Once again, thanks goes to Jason P.

First off, any disappointments don't have anything to do with the Super Bowl game itself.  I'm neither a Steelers nor a Cardinals fan, and I didn't watch but 45 seconds of the game anyway.  (However, what I did witness was the 100-yard interception/touchdown right before half-time.  Nice one, James.)

When I was in college I had a fraternity brother from Tennessee, nicknamed "Mutt," who proudly claimed to all "the South shall rise again!"  When doing government work in south Georgia I remember being in a bookstore whose offerings leaned toward Southern pride.  In particular I remember one book whose title was, indeed, "The South Shall Rise Again."  I've always had an affinity for American history, and the Civil War in particular, so I admittedly see these kinds of things with a tinge of fascination and amusement, while not intending to belittle them in any way.  I'm always for pride and heritage as long as one's pride and heritage don't infringe on the pride and heritage of others.  After all, America is called the melting pot for a reason.

Thanks be to Jason P. for sending this in.  I've posted stuff like this before, but it never gets old. The title pretty much says it all, but definitely good for a chuckle.

In honor of the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD today, I thought I'd share a few thoughts on the movie.  I expect there'll be some spoilers here, so if you haven't seen it yet and care, read on at your own risk.