Bob McCarty Writes

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a narrow margin earlier this week a piece of legislation known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (a.k.a., “Waxman-Markey”). As a result, it’s too late for them to benefit from doses of INCONVENIENT TRUTH SERUM.  When it comes to their counterparts in [...]

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Friday morning seems like the right time to look at some unusual news headlines.  Below, I offer items related to the Etch-A-Sketch®, the economy, disease cures and wireless signals.  Enjoy!

ETCH-A-SKETCHING WASHINGTON, D.C. — I’ve had two online encounters with the Etch-A-Sketch®.  Early this week, I came across the Etchy.org site where one can create really [...]

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Today, I was pleasantly surprised to find my 2008 April Fools Day prank — concocted several weeks ago and posted early this morning at Bob McCarty Writes — mentioned in an article published at the CNET News Blog.

Writer Jonathan Skilling began his piece, All the April Fools’ news that’s fit to print, with this declaration:
The [...]

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