The world is a serious place, for the most part it is pretty darn depressing. Wars crop up all of the time, we watch the prelude, the main combat, and usually the rather ugly epilogue. One only has to look at Iraq to see the truth in that comment. The same rings true in Afghanistan, [...]

Having been a home security expert for years, I am always amazed at how dumb criminals could be, but there’s always a homeowner they can outwit, such as in the case below: A man burglarized two houses in Marshall town, Iowa, and then sold the loot on Facebook, says a story in the online Times-Republican. [...]

With Wi-Fi, your data is literally in the air, up for grabs by anyone with the right tools. It needs protection from nearby users who may want to freeload off you (which can slow you down) or…hijack your accounts. You need encryption. Especially when you’re connected in airports, hotels, coffee shops, etc., almost always the [...]

19 year old Hayley Howard disappeared last Saturday morning as she was on her way to her home in Slidell Louisiana. It was reported that the last she was seen was when she dropped off a friend at the University. Shortly after she left for home she had a flat tire but she told her [...]

The endless TV ads for drugs never ceases to amaze me. They are after all prescription, you can’t just find them at your local supermarket. It needs a doctor to write the little note that you then give to a Pharmacist who supplies the pills or potions. Does the advertising of a drug on TV [...]

Never underestimate the brains of a young guy who still lives with his mother—at least not the case of 19-year-old Luis Flores, Jr., who was smart enough to steal the identities of Kim Kardashian and even the head of the FBI, and assume their financial accounts. Of course, he wasn’t smart enough not to get [...]

It is ironic that a UK based news organization, The Daily Mail are the people that talk about Caylee. For the most part we in the US are fed up with the story. HLN’s Nancy Grace gave us wall to wall coverage in prime time every night for months. But that, I suppose is what [...]

I recently read Donna Mebane’s debut into the literary world, Tomorrow Comes. You can read my review here. The book intrigued me. Donna Mebane tackled a difficult situation, the untimely demise of her 19 year old daughter Emma. It would have been easy to write a dark and maudlin book. But that is not the [...]

This is a guest article by Silvio Aladjem MD. Predicting the future is a hopeless task. The famous crystal ball does not help. But we can venture a thought, based on what we know or do not know about a subject. Here is my crystal ball about the future of obstetrics. Not too longtime ago, [...]

I never fail to be amazed at the ridiculous levels a company will go to in order to monopolize a market. Mostly it involves high tech stuff, Computers, TV’s and Cell Phones. The clarion call from the industry is that this is to protect the consumer. It does not take much thought power to realize [...]

Yes, you can protect your home without a gun. Having been in the security industry for many years, I have instructed homeowners on proven ways to protect their home without using a firearm. Here are proven ways to protect your home without a gun. Pepper Spray This stuff works. Just getting the mist in your [...]

Your private information may not be safe with your own mortgage lender, even a small one, says cybersecurity firm HALOCK Security Labs. The leak may occur when data goes from applicant to lender. Seventy percent of the 63 U.S. mortgage lenders that HALOCK investigated allowed applicants to send private and financial data (like tax documents) [...]

An Amber Alert has been issued by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for a 2 year old girl, Myra Lewis from Camden Mississippi yesterday. They are treating the disappearance of the child now as an abduction. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department, Madison and Ridgeland police and fire departments, Rankin County, Hinds County and Rankin and Madison [...]

19 year old Haley Howard, who lives in Slidell, Louisiana, has not been seen since the early morning hours Saturday and now her family wants to know where she is. New Orleans Police and St. Tammany Parish deputies are working together to try and solve the mystery as to find the UNO student. Howard hasn’t [...]

Who would have ever thought that that marvelous invention, the smartphone, as well as your tablet and PC, would give you cause for concern about hiding from spies? And when I say spies I mean anyone who has a vested interest in your information whether that is governments foreign or domestic or a spouse, employer, [...]

As promised, here is the first installment of Requiem For A Casanova – Simon Prologue I really liked birthdays when I was younger. As I got older, I enjoyed them just as much and made sure I at least tried to have more fun on April 9th than any other day; no matter what day [...]

Take home security seriously—before the break-in. If you’re up for a great DIY project, get going with home security. Reinforce doors. What you see in cops and robbers TV shows is true: Doors really can be kicked in. But not if they’re reinforced with easy screw-on upgrades that can resist even a kung fu master. [...]

While the press is full of news about Boyance and Justin Bieber, one of the completely ignored stories has been how China is busy taking over Africa. Not politically, of course, but by investing in minerals, exporting their cheap goods to Africa and establishing stores there to sell things cheaply, and by investing in farm [...]

A Reserve, Louisiana couple, Kenneth Joseph, 34 and Lakeitha Joseph, 29 were reported missing on Februart 19, 2014 when relatives found their home unlocked and looking as though the place had been ransacked. Relatives claim that it is unusual for the couple not to keep in touch with family members. “He would never, ever take [...]

My journey continues, you can read about it here. I have to admit that I have been ducking Ramen Noodles for a couple of weeks. Not even I was quite ready to take the Kippers and Ramen challenge. But it was time to do something. Pretty much the only tools needed this time are a [...]

It is considered the most prestigious event on the WWE calendar. Every year, all the superstars work their hardest in order to realize their dream of earning a spot on the ‘Mania’ card. In a continuation of my previous article, I will be reflecting on some great moments and matches from Wrestlemania’s 11-20. The Tag [...]

Saturday in the early morning hours the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office received a call from a woman in Alabama telling them that her son and his girlfriend was traveling from Alabama to Texas and they ran out of money and gas on Interstate 12 near Madisonville Louisiana. She asked if they could find the [...]

Crime doesn’t pay—especially when you can’t read. A man in Chicago spent seven minutes disabling a lock on a local bars door, then kept trying to pull the door open even though a sticker on it said “PUSH.” Now that’s a dumb criminal, because even if he couldn’t read or didn’t notice the sticker, you’d [...]

Skimming means more than just cutting fat off steak; it’s also when a thief obtains data from that magnetic strip on the back of your credit card (or debit or ATM card). The thief records and copies this data with a counterfeit card reader onto a blank card’s strip, and then makes purchases or cash [...]

If you missed Wayne Vinson’s earlier articles on this subject you can find them here and here. The IRS does have great power when it comes to collecting money due. On the bright side, rarely does a tax situation disintegrate into the need to take such drastic actions as to seize assets. However it does [...]

Saturday the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office launched the search of a young Alabama woman, Melinda Denny after her boyfriend, Johnathon Nall was reported at a local gas station along I-12 near Madisonville, Louisiana threatening to commit suicide. Earlier that morning the sheriff’s office received a call from Nall’s mother saying her son and his [...]

I love books, I probably learned to read before I learned to walk. Alas books have given way to iThings. Who needs a book when you can play Angry Birds on your iThing? I was discussing this disturbing trend with friend and author Sam Moffie. Far too few people pick up a good book any [...]

How would you like to carry on a conversation with your home while you’re away? Get the latest scoop is on its safety and security? Schlage, America’s most trusted lock brand, wants you to get connected to your home. With today’s home security technology, the internet and your smartphone, you can do just that. Don’t [...]

The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. A pen and a phone. That’s what President Obama recently said he had which could circumvent Congress on policy topics he wanted to get moving. Conservatives, like me, compared him to a king, giving orders and expecting everyone to jump. [...]

Well not quite! For those of you unfamiliar with the case, this young lady was charged with murder. Much like OJ Simpson and George Zimmerman, Casey (excuse the pun) dodged the bullet. The Casey Anthony story gripped the nation. Was it possible that a mother could kill her small daughter Caylee? I think it is [...]