Most of the presidential candidates' economic packages involve 'tax breaks,' which is when the government, amid great fanfare, generously decides not to take quite so much of your income. In other words, these candidates are trying to buy your votes with your own money.

Can we move this conversation along, I'm getting frightfully tired of 'hoa'.

Megahertz: This is really, really big hertz.

To people who make moving ads that block the view of websites: Not only will we not buy from you, but we want shrews to eat your liver.

What's happened to marriage? The wedding-industrial complex. Brides get swept up in this world of obsession - it has to be your perfect day.

The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.

I got a lot of mail from organizations concerned with bike safety. Then I got a couple from people who wanted my support for mandatory helmet laws. I can't support that. If you pass a law like that you'll do more harm than good, because you'll make people think they've done something about the problem when they haven't.