OFF TOPIC

It seems that for the last decade or so the irreverent among us come up with new and clever ways of disrespecting traditions. Now that winter is upon us we hear the half witted wishing us happy holidays when we all know it is merry Christmas.

This season it has become popular for some advertisers [...]

A well known department store is offering 20 percent off their inflated prices if you use their charge card to make the purchase. At least that is the way they present it and spin it as a good deal. Actually what they are telling me is that they are going to charge me [...]

For the last month or so we have been getting this morning news paper on Sunday mornings. I guess it is either complimentary or delivered by mistake because we do not subscribe.

Nor do we intend to subscribe.

The folk at the Dallas Morning News would do well to consider our position when it comes to [...]

I chuckle when I see current automobile ads where the seller gets all excited about the 30 mpg claimed for a new pint sized automobile.

I have been getting 32 mpg in my 1995 Camry LE for the last 12 years and it is a comfortable full sized car.

Low fuel economy along with outrageous purchase prices [...]

As a consumer I have to ask, “What is in it for me”? Denser storage. About double what you can store on a normal DVD. Okay, next question is, “Why do I need that”? So you can view HD movies on your HD TV. I don’t have an HD TV. [...]