whatever you want to do

Have you done whatever you want to do in life?

Have you done whatever you want to do in life? Or have you always been dictated by others?

DHS to "enhance" visa waiver program and make travel even more miserable

And when they say "enhance" they really mean "completely screw up". Starting on 12 January the US will require overseas travelers from the "Visa Waiver Program" countries (such as Western Europe,...

Christianity is an Impediment to Success in Engineering and the Sciences

Dr. Dewey H. Hodges, a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, likes to wear his faith on his sleeves. For example, in the Powerpoint slides of the introductory...

Cincinnati Five-Way Chili...

Thankfully, Jeff has come to appreciate having an open mind when it comes to dinners we prepare around here now. If I would have told him the details about tonight's dinner a few years ago, I would...

Have No Regrets In Five Years: Advice From Your Future-Self

One common meme online is for bloggers and forum users to discuss what they wish they could tell their “past self” – perhaps five or ten years ago. Common examples are things like:Take better care of...

Be Heard. Speak Plainly.

Every semester I get a handful of students who have settled on the idea that the more big words they use, the better. Regardless of whether they know what those words mean or not. So I get papers...

Before Hillary Clinton is named Sec. of State, Obama team is vetting Bill Clinton

Precluding any conflicts of interest from Bill Clinton is one remaining hurdle before Hillary is named Secretary of State:A team of lawyers trying to facilitate the potential nomination spent the...

Obama Meets With McCain

By Amy Kronenberger President-elect Barack Obama met with Sen. John McCain Monday for the first time since the election to discuss working together to solve the problems facing the...

Resolving the Next-Gen Armor Muddle

[From our friends at Breach-Bang-Clear on the Woroner armor debate.] All right boys and girls, there’s been a helluva lot of discussion here about Dave Woroner's armor design and whether it would...

Red Sox Throwdown! How Lowe Can We Go?

Derek Lowe? Back in Boston? He can't be serious. Or can he? Whatever the case, it's a topic worthy of a Throwdown. So Denton and I got our drink on and got down to business. Today's question: Should...

Recovery vehicle? Who knows.

Op ed by reader GregLifted from comments cactus styleRecovery vehicle? Who knows.I know this, whatever it is won't work. This systemic failure was baked into the cake years ago. It was unsustainable...