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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:37:50 GMT

MyGallons Gives Us a Way to Save Money as Prices Rise - or Does It?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:45:37 GMT

As we all feel the pain at the pump, a Miami based company, MyGallons, gives us a way to fight back as gas prices rise and save money on gas. Or, then again, maybe it does not. All you have to do to save money is register at the MyGallons.com website, receive your MyGallons Card, which assures you that you will be able to pay the current gas prices for gas that you have in your account, sort of like futures trading on an individual scale.

Florida Bans Hallucenogenic Salvia

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:25:40 GMT

Among new laws going into effect in Florida on July 1, 2008 is a ban on the sale of a hallucinogenic drug Salvia divinorum. The state legislature passed a bill making possession of Salvia a third-degree felony, with a punishment of up to five years in jail and a fine of $5,000.

Sam's Club's Square Milk Bottles: Green or Just Messy?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:37:18 GMT

If, like me, you shop at Sam's Club (part of Wal-Mart Stores), you may have a messy kitchen these days. The reason is that Sam's Club is now selling milk and orange juice in square bottles without spouts that are really hard to pour from.

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Why Are Bands Giving Away Free Music on the Internet?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:24:11 GMT

I realize how old I am, when I find that on the Internet, I can legally download free tracks from Nine Inch Nails from the NIN website. Why is Trent Reznor making his music free to anyone with Internet access? When I was a teenager, I had to save money to buy a not so compact disk. There was no free lunch or free music. Now, there is a new music economy.

Red, White, and Blue Pizza

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:43:17 GMT

Celebrate the Fourth of July with this unlikely recipe, which you can find here.

I've Been Interviewed!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:23:47 GMT

What was your first job? How old were you? Did you like it or hate it?

My first job was working on Saturdays at a drug store when I was about thirteen or fourteen. I pretty much enjoyed it. I remember as it got later in the evening, young men would come in asking for bizarre things, such as "Kaywoodies" and "Moon Bloomers," both of which meant condoms. I'm still trying to work that into a story.

The First Day of Summer

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:26:00 GMT

I believe that every year that I have maintained this blog, I have commented on the solstice, the first day of Summer. As a sometime English major, I have to remark on the poem "Epithalamium" by Edmund Spenser, a droll piece celebrating his wedding on the solstice - the longest day of the year (and, hence, the shortest night). You are invited to join me in read "Epithalamium" this year. Neckties, alas, optional.

I Love Dinosaurs and Other Animals!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:40:57 GMT

"I Love Dinosaurs and Other Animals!" That's the name of a new index page that I just put online that links to my articles on dinosaurs and other animals. Do check them out!

Happy Father's Day

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:04:55 GMT

Happy Father's Day! I suppose that if there is a day that might be called Necktie Day, this is it. The Men's Dress Furnishings Association, the trade associtation of US necktie manufacturers has ended. Reports are that growing competition from abroad and a shrinking market here at home were factors.

Meanwhile, since I no longer have a job for which I have to wear ties (in fact, I no longer have a job), I am keeping this blog in business by using it to publicize some writing I am making a few bucks from. Some day, I hope, I'll be wearing and blogging ties again... at a job.

Beer: The World's Oldest Health Food?

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:49:56 GMT

"Beer was a way to preserve and use grains. Moreover, beer tasted good, it made people feel good. For thousands of years, however, beer was not a recreational liquid but a vital food, in fact, a health food. Perhaps if we look back to some good (very) old days, we might find a way to deal with beer that might be better for our physical and mental health, to see it as a food, not as a vice."

Panties for Peace: Get Empowered by Your Drawers!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:17:31 GMT

"Women everywhere can make a political statement by throwing their panties, onto the world stage in a new but growing movement called Panties for Peace. A grassroots network of women's organizations in Thailand, Canada, and the United States has united under the name Panties for Peace and come up with a simple, outrageous, but powerful way of protesting the ongoing abuses of the generals who are ruling and ruining Myanmar."

How I Did Not Become a Millionaire Selling on eBay Penis Enhancement Tapes

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:45:04 GMT

"I could become a millionaire by selling on eBay. Guess what I was going to sell? Not breast enhancement tapes, but if breast enhancement by hypnotic suggestion is possible, then why not... why not penis enhancement tapes?"

The truth is, I'm not becoming a millionaire selling neckties on eBay either! Look through the 500+ neckties of this blog. Most of them are for sale. Email me (msegers @ gmail. com) if interested. (Of course, omit the spaces in the address.)

Daddy Diaper Bags: The New Father's Day Gift?

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:24:43 GMT

"For a mere $198, you can give the dad a Father's Day gift that says he is somebody special, Brad Pitt's favorite diaper bag, although for $198, I have the feeling that Angelia Jolie should show up to deliver this Father's Day gift."

What were you expecting? A necktie? Read more about diaper bags as Father's Day gifts here.

Esperanza Spalding Gives Jazz Lovers Hope

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:32:44 GMT

With a lovely lady like Esperanza Spalding in command of things (this is not a raucous, anarchic music), jazz has a future and so does Esperanza Spalding. Just listen to her "Mela," if you have any doubt, or "Love in Time," or - oh, heck - any of the dozen tunes on Esperanza, each of which is a distinct little musical world, with some pop, some jazz, a dash of soul, and isn't that a bit of Latin there? Under the leadership of Esperanza Spalding, the songs of Esperanza fit together into a hot, cool, exciting, relaxing, constantly entrancing portrait of a very talented artist as a beautiful young lady.

Read more about this music to wear neckties to.

Dry Drowning Death Calls Attention to a Serious Problem

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:56:27 GMT

The sad loss of a Goose Creek, S.C., 10-year-old named Johnny Jackson has stirred a good bit of interest in the cause of his death -- "dry drowning," a condition observed in about 15 percent of all drowning deaths. As unusual as Johnny Jackson's death by dry drowning sounds, it calls attention to a serious and much more widespread threat to children.

Sharon Stone, Karma, and the Earthquake in China

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:48:37 GMT

A good old Buddhist term, karma, has hit the news with Buddhist actress Sharon Stone stirring up the biggest religious controversy, since the Reverend Jeremiah Wright's diatribes, with her interpretation of the recent earthquake in China. At the Cannes Film Festival, Stone remarked, "I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else. And then this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and then I thought, is that karma?"

Read more.

Yves Saint-Laurent

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:27:17 GMT

French designer Yves Saint-Laurent, best known for his lines of women's clothing, has died. It seems not so well-known that his name at least is associated with neckties. In one week, I wore two Yves Saint-Laurent ties. And, I suppose, that is all I have to say about him, except that as I was trying to find my blog entry for the ties using Google, I entered the names Yves and Segers. To my surprise, I found a singer named Yves Segers.

Eggshell

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:52:10 GMT

I just found that my one-line poem from 1971 has been quoted online again.

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