by Ty Davison | Oct 21, 2000 | Essays
Want somebody to tell you how to vote? Of course you do! You probably just don’t want it to be me. Oh well, one out of two ain’t bad. I’ve long been opposed to those MTV-style “Rock the Vote” efforts which, for my money, only encourage...
by Ty Davison | Sep 19, 2000 | Essays
Windoze /Win’doz/ v. 1. To be completely and utterly screwed, usually by Microsoft. Ex: My operating system just crashed (again). I sure am Windozed. Given a world of approximately six billion unique individuals, it never stops amazing me that so many people are...
by Ty Davison | Aug 15, 2000 | Essays
Compiled during seven weeks in France during the summer of 2000. I attack all manner of topics from the vantage point of an American in Paris, a status made obvious by my white tennis shoes, lack of a poodle, and inability to keep from showering once a day. The...
by Ty Davison | Mar 23, 2000 | Essays
If you’re feeling trapped in your career, imagine the vice president. No matter what he says or does, there’s no escaping those pesky 1996 campaign finance irregularities. Note to Al: 18 minutes of blank tape didn’t help Nixon; three years of deleted...
by Ty Davison | Mar 22, 2000 | Essays
You didn’t really expect me to shut up did you? Poor, poor you. Poor, poor, stupid you. The worst sub-headline in recent memory: “Easier credit gets the blame for the boom in repossessions in the four-county region even as the economy remains...
