Let’s talk about education. If there is one thing egalitarian about the United States, it is the belief that everyone is entitled to a free public education. Everyone is entitled to be educated well enough that they can make a living as an adult to support themselves and/or their family. In the beginning, young men …
I’m something of a whimsical television watcher. Even when I was younger, I pretty much ignored the shows the other kids my own age were excited. I didn’t watch “The Man From Uncle,” “Mission: Impossible” or the original “Star Trek.” I have had my own favorites, but very few of them are ones I have …
Shark attacks. Electric boats. Water pressure in the bathroom. All the great things he’s done for black people. What a lovely man Hannibal Lecter was. Boy, that Harry Truman sure was all over the map on issues. Of course we’re not talking about Harry Truman, a great president who never had to tell anyone how …
Weird? Five days ago, I wrote about the amazing weirdness of the Republican presidential ticket, from Donald Trump’s love affair with movie monster Hannibal Lecter and J.D. Vance’s sectional relations with home furniture. It’s getting even weirder, Normal attacks aren’t having much effect with voters, so Trump told an elaborate story about a helicopter ride …
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I came across this as something I wrote for Facebook back around 2010-11. In a few instances, I’m adding the odd film from later, with an occasional comment. Just for the heck of it, my five favorite films in 15 different categories (not in order, although favorite in each category is in boldface). Unless otherwise …
An older woman had a husband who was in surgery when the doctor came out and told her the prognosis wasn’t good. He suggested prayer. The woman went into the chapel, bowed her head and began praying. She told God what a good man her husband was, how much better a person he was than …
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“Vote early. Vote absentee. Vote on Election Day. I don’t care how, but you have to get out and vote, and in four years, we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.” It probably says something about our country that 90 percent of American adults who keep up with the …
“Two girls for every boy …” Are there still summer songs? I don’t know, but if there aren’t songs that sing of the sweetness of summer, of sunny days, balmy nights and the girls on the beach, it would be a real shame. Because there’s nothing like a summer song to help you rejoice in …
This won’t be a long post. For one thing, it’s something of a brag as well as an explanation of why I have been missing days lately. For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, I finished a book. Wow. You used to read so much faster than that. So much for …
“And while we’re on the topic of grandparents, let me tell you another Mamaw story. Now, my mamaw died shortly before I left for Iraq, in 2005. And when we went through her things, we found 19 loaded handguns. Now, the thing is, they were stashed all over her house. Under her bed, in her …
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