On Hypocritical Idiocy

The Lyin’, The Witch And The Wardrobe
The Lyin’

The Witch

The Wardrobe

A few thoughts:

Michelle Obama, before her big speech at the Democratic National Convention this year–you know, the one where her husband accepted the nomination as the first African-American candidate in [...]

On Racist Races

Maverick Terrorism 101
Someone in the McCain camp should invest in a dictionary.
Playing fast and loose with the facts has been right in their wheelhouse this election season, but lately their campaign has gone from mudslinging to shit-smearing in the most dangerous of ways.
Let’s start in September, back when Sarah Palin was announced as McCain’s running [...]

On Photographic Memories

The photos were lying there on the living room floor when I arrived at the house.
I have to admit that, at first, I felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of them.
To thumb through the many stacks of family photos–either in their original development sheaths from the photo lab or in one of the many albums [...]

On Witch Hunts

From The Vault: Where Martha Stewart Went Wrong
I wrote this original article for the June 27, 2002, edition of The Breeze. While I too am getting sick of schlepping out all my old junk from the vault, this week has not been conducive to sitting and writing. It just hasn’t. Forgive, please. I promise original, [...]

On Spring

From The Vault: Spring’s Bittersweet Symphony
This column originally appeared in the March 21, 2002, edition of The Breeze. In the original article I incorrectly and idiotically attributed “Bittersweet Symphony” to Third Eye Blind and I heard about it for weeks afterward. I’m taking the liberty of changing that for this here post because it seems [...]

On Randomness

Randomness Ensues
Checked my e-mail the other day and got that sudden rush of overwhelming glee I succumb to when I see a new message in there. Had a comment on the ‘other blog’ and went to check it. I was ‘tagged’ by a friend and thus forced to put 10 random things about myself on [...]

On Lingo

A Quick Glossary Of Terms
I’m fully aware of the fact that I’m a guy whose sometimes hard to read. And more often than not, I’m even harder to talk to. Notsomuch because of my general aloof malaise, but because I use some of the most wicked ridiculous slang ever. For those of you just reacquainting yourselves [...]

On Politics

An Open Letter To Hillary And Barack
Listen up you two, because I’m not saying it again.
You’re both walking a very fine line with those of us who vividly remember the 2000 presidential election as one of the darkest, most undemocratic days on record. Hillary, try if you may to remember what it felt like when your hubby’s veep [...]

On Budding Talent

 From The Vault: A Budding Writer Waiting To Bud
This post was originally published in the Wauneta Breeze (aka The Best Small Town Newspaper In The World) on August 22, 2002. I don’t remember writing it, but recently rediscovered it in the stack of old newspapers my sister gave me. I worked for The Breeze from [...]

On Ageless Wisdom

 
30 Things I Didn’t Really Know For Sure Until I Was 30
My wife turned 30 last week. I turned last April. In pondering our ages, I wonder how much truth there is to the theory of ‘older and wiser’. The following are some truths I know to be self-evident now that I’m 30.

 Don’t cook bacon naked.

All politicians [...]