If I Only Had A Brain.

by | Sep 29, 2011 | Culture

If you spend enough time online like I do, then you begin to understand that our Founding Fathers didn’t really mean for us to have free speech. Well, not all of us. I have learned that the two worst things that have come along in recent years is Facebook and...

D.B. Or Not D.B. That Is The Question.

by | Aug 9, 2011 | Culture

The FBI always gets its man. Wait, wasn’t that Dudley Do-Right and the Mounties? No matter, for the FBI is hot on the trail of its only unsolved skyjacking case. They have left no stone unturned in their now 40 year quest to find the culprit who embarrassed the...

I’ll Have The Belgium Waffle.

by | Jul 29, 2011 | Culture

When my daughter was 16, I let her go to Belgium. Looking back, I’m not quite sure why I did that. But it seemed like a great opportunity for her at the time and hey, who am I to stand in the way of adventure? But now that my son has just turned 13 and...

I’ll Have The Chimiluparitotada, Por Favor.

by | Jun 20, 2011 | Culture

I profess a great love of Mexican food. Whether it’s the real stuff in Mexico (which is very different than what we consider Mexican) or pseudo-Mexican in the states, I will choose Mexican over any other dining option, except perhaps, Italian. Now, I will not...

And We Think Times Are Bad Now.

by | May 23, 2011 | Culture

This weekend was a real epiphany for me. Since I was working over the weekend, breaks were few and far between. But when I got them, I would turn on the old boob tube to learn something. I don’t really watch a lot of entertainment oriented television shows. How...

Sorry, We’re Fresh Out Of Heroes.

by | May 19, 2011 | Culture

I realized a few days ago that I had run out of heroes. I knew I was running low, given the fact that the last batch of heroes I had were the bold adventurers back in the space race. You know, those guys who strapped themselves onto a rocket that was just as likely to...

It Took Two Men To Get Us Here.

by | May 13, 2011 | Culture

My brain always seems to be going somewhere. Often it’s a dead end. But last night, as I dined on the deck, the thought struck me that the only reason I’m still not dwelling in a cave is because of two men. Not two specific men, mind you. Just two men. For...

Am I The Only One On Earth?

by | May 12, 2011 | Culture

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait until May 20. That, my friends, as you all seem to know, is the day the newest installment of Pirates of the Caribbean makes its way to the big screen. Finally, perhaps, the world will go back to normal and I...

Where Have All The Hippies, Gone.

by | May 4, 2011 | Culture

The death of Bin Laden was a ying and yang thing for me. Of course, I was happy that we finally got him. I care not whether he went down in a blaze of gunfire or was captured and buried alive with a feeding tube in the new towers being built. What saddened me most was...

One Nation, Under God, Invisible With Liberty.

by | May 3, 2011 | Culture

Living out in the outer reaches of civilization here in Fort Pierce reminds me of the heady days when I lived in Port Orchard, Washington, a small hamlet of just 7,000 citizens across from Seattle but a world away in terms of customs. It reminded me of Mayberry, right...