Greetings, Quotaholics: When you think of a road or highway engineer's most important job, I'm guessing that like me, you think of designing the safest and...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Literature abounds with incidences of evil spells and witchcraft. I'm sure most of us are far too enlightened to believe in something...
Greetings, Quotaholics: A while back, I wrote about the eugenics movement that started in the U.S. in the 1920's, and some of the awful things that have been...
Greetings, Quotaholics: AIDS is a devastating disease. There are few afflictions with more horrifying consequences in its final stages, and seeing someone you...
Greetings, Quotaholics: On the night of June 30, 1908, Siberia was shattered by a nuclear-scale explosion that has been estimated to be roughly equivalent to...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Revenge. It's frowned upon in most societies, but I think most will agree it sure feels good to see someone who deserves it get their...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Californians got royally screwed a few years ago during the "energy crisis". Our state went from a $14 billion surplus to a record...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Some people think I'm crazy. Ok, most people think I'm crazy. Ok, ok...everybody thinks I'm crazy. But that's not a problem for me,...
Greetings, Quotaholics: This weekend was really interesting for me. My cousin has been commander of the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in...
Greetings, Quotaholics: The world was shocked when photos of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison were made public last spring. Frankly, I think people were...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Regrowing lost body parts is probably the second holy grail of medical science, after immortality itself. The concept of our bodies...
Greetings, Quotaholics: I'm not sure about for you, but in my mind, the ideal judge is someone who is impartial. As a human being, I think it's unrealistic to...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Can you imagine getting the news that you've contracted AIDS? There are few diseases that offer the specter of a more miserable...
Greetings, Quotaholics: There have been jokes made about bestiality probably as long as people have been around. Aussies, Kiwis, and Scots trade sheep barbs,...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Many men live in dread of losing their hair. They watch the mirror closely, and try all sorts of remedies and treatments in the hopes...
Greetings, Quotaholics: When I think of history's greatest inventors, there are several names that pop into my mind. Leonardo da Vinci is clearly one of them....
Greetings, Quotaholics: You've been looking for a job while working for someone else, and you finally land something really good. You tell your current...
Greetings, Quotaholics: I've been out of town, and I composed this issue on a computer with a dial-up connection. I can't believe how long it took to do what...
Greetings, Quotaholics: There have certainly been prophets of doom ever since human beings have been around. We have the caricature looney standing on a...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Anyone who has ever waited tables knows that tips are a critical part of their pay, and without them most wouldn't work in the food...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Sorry, but I just couldn't find a decent (or indecent) source article to write about this time. You'll just have to go with what's...
Greetings, Quotaholics: RGQ passed a milestone last issue. It was the 400th edition. I honestly can't believe that I've put that many together, but the...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Do you remember being a young teen? A pimple was terrifying, and you had to look like the other kids to be cool. And what about...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Rape. The very word strikes fear into the hearts of many women. Violent sexual assaults are far too common, usually committed by a...
Greetings, Quotaholics: I was lucky enough to go to college. There were many things I learned there for which I'll always be grateful, and a few things that...
Greetings, Quotaholics: I would wager that most of you feel that being able to talk confidentially to your doctor is necessary for good medical treatment. I...
Greetings, Quotaholics: I recently wrote a piece on men falsely accused of rape. It continues to generate reaction from readers, and I think it has proven to...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Monday's piece that highlighted the plight of Mukhtaran Bibi was fascinating to me. In it, I saw both the very darkest and the very...
Greetings, Quotaholics: We were all kids once. We did silly things and made up games, and some of us had imaginary friends. For the most part, we grow out of...
Greetings, Quotaholics: Youth is a time of learning, experimentation, and socialization. We learn how to deal with others, do stupid things, get our first...