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Hi,    I'll cut right to the chase. These things are the WORST - UGH. No, I'm not talking about that slinky denim skirt (which isn't bad), nor those boots (which are, maybe). I'm referring to those goddamn machines she and those other folks are using to purchase things. Who made them, and more importantly, who thought they would actually help with anything?  Where to start with these bullshit machines? Let's start small. Let's talk about the good ones. The good machines that don't have hordes of people lined up to use them. Small stores, like CVS. Those are nice. Simple. Efficient. Red. Sometimes, there's merely one person ahead of me there. Most of the time, THERE ARE NONE. This is important. Also, those ahead of me don't have 4,553 items in their little red basket. Quick check-outs. So, these machines are decent. Kind of. Even in New York City, there's room for one on your own. A brief wait, at best. Additionally, these places of...

Open letter to random message board poster who thought he and his friends would have been drafted for United States military duty during the Persian Gulf War. First, we can dismiss the fact the United States eliminated military conscription (i.e. - the drafting of civilians) way back in 1973. Because hey, why not live in an imaginary world where we might need it again. I don't think you have any sheer grasp of the numbers involving the U.S. military, or perhaps you're just selectively avoiding researching stuff on your own because it helps with whatever agenda you're trying to drive home. At any rate, I'll try to relate things as best I can. Operation Desert Storm occurred for roughly six months in 1990 to February 1991. Without getting into too much detail, the United States sent almost 700,000 soldiers to fight this war. Seven-hundred thousand. Or, about the current population of the city of Boston. That's a lot. We basically sent a major city over there. S...

   A considerable time ago, I vowed to never again watch the Food Network's Chopped. It wasn't because I was bored with it, and it certainly wasn't because I had too many other shows in my rotation. The moment I decided to hang it up for awhile occurred during two specific episodes from a few years ago. I was already growing perturbed by the escalating gladiator music in the background, along with the soul-piercing death stares from the judges (who all seem to have vocations titled  restaurateur. Are we just making up job titles now?) whenever something on their plate wasn't pleasant for them. The first episode that made me question the veracity of the program occurred when a cook simply wasn't able to finish a particular dish in time. What caused him to be unable to "plate" his dishes is something I can't recall, but that's beside the point. When the time came to face the judges, this cook still had to answer their queries.The biggest questio...