I’m a sucker for clickbait. Show me a list on Facebook and there’s a better than even chance I’ll waste some time looking it over. Some of them are ridiculous, posted by people who think the world started when they were born. Imagine a list of the top 40 actors ever where Tom Hanks and …
Remember when Republicans used to be the party of big business? When I was younger, folks used to oversimplify things by saying Democrats were the party of the union halls and Republ;icans the party of the country clubs. That doesn’t seem true anymore. At least when it comes to Republicans, I feel like they’re the …
I called up my favorite search engine only to be annoyed. Google usually has some sort of picture or video link telling us what significance this particular date on the calendar has, and today was no exception. I was informed that today was Stephen Hawking’s 80th birthday. My first reaction was that I thought he …
“These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!” Today is the one-year anniversary of the insurrection Donald Trump …
Anyone who is frustrated with the horrific state of television news these days might be surprised to hear who I think is to blame. Ted Turner. The Mouth of the South? Are you kidding? Yes and no. For a guy who owned the Atlanta Braves baseball team, who won the America’s Cup and who started …
Let me begin by saying I am not a genius. The illustration that begins this post is from the New York Times’ Spelling Bee game, one of the mre challenging and fascinating word games I have found on the Internet. One of the first things I do every day is Spelling Bee. It serves to …
