Rants/Essays/Humor/Unclassified

I try to keep on topic to the main idea of this site, but sometimes things get a little ... tangential. Sometimes it is a broader issue. Or a practical joke. And sometimes you just need to vent, you know?The below are just as likely to be deep thoughts as they are the product of the sense of humor of a 12-yr-old. The only thing that ties this thread together is that nothing really ties it together.Articles open in a new tab, for ease of multiple-post browsing.