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There are few days that make me smile more than Charlie Brown Christmas night. I am a huge Peanuts fan (my wife has “Linus and Lucy” as her ringtone for me) and I have them on VHS and now DVD, but catching it on television is a pure joy for me.
NPR did a wonderful story this [...]

One of the things I hate about not having the Left of the Middle archives available is that many of my posts from 2003 and 2004 are coming back to haunt us. One of the themes that I had was the myriad of problems with electronic voting machines leading up to and including the 2004 [...]

GM has touted the new interiors of the 2008 Chevy Malibu as a large step up in the midsize sedan. The interior is a two-tone leather job like those generally seen in higher priced sedans. The Malibu accounts for about 20% of Chevy sales per the article and has sold 144,000 units so far this [...]

Here are 10 ways to avoid becoming a statistic this holiday season.  

Strut While You Shop - Thieves and predators are on the lookout for body language that conveys vulnerability. Criminals look for easy marks such as people who are slouched over, preoccupied or are fumbling with packages. Walk confidently and be alert when you [...]

I’m not kidding. World Vision has a way to give Christmas gifts that matter to people. I know, you think that PS3 you paid $1,800 for on eBay matters, but you could give 24 goats for that price. That would be 24 families that have milk and can breed the goats to sell for extra income.
So, [...]

One of the most powerful men of the last century has died at age 94. He may not have been a President and many may not know his name, but his ideas will last long after he’s gone.
I don’t agree with a lot of what he said, but I have to admire a man that [...]

Google now has a feature that allows users to call businesses that they look up in Google Maps automatically. If it’s a long distance call it’s free because Google calls you first then calls the business.
This is one of those little features that Google thinks up that no one else does. I use the Google SMS [...]

I have a DirecTiVo. Before that I had a Series 2 machine. You will have to pry my TiVo from my cold, dead hands if you want to take it from me.
Most TiVo owners are TiVo nuts. Outside of Apple, I’ve hardly ever seen a product have such an evangelical following. I’ve done it myself [...]

There are few things better than ice cream. However, free ice cream is one of them!
Enjoy all 12 billion calories (24 billion if you eat both).