by admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Randomalities
I was watching television last night, and just before dozing off I watched one of the countless commercials pushing legalized drugs. Usually, I don’t pay much attention to these things, since I try to avoid designer drugs. The only one I’ve ever taken for...
by admin | Jan 30, 2011 | Randomalities
The old Internet was really in a tizzy last week over the discovery that the Chinese have built and are testing a new generation of fighter planes that use stealth technology. It’s claimed they got the technology from an downed F-117 fighter during one of the...
by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Politics
I must confess that I am still something of a newshound. I guess it’s because I grew up in the age of Watergate and wanted to be just like Woodward and Bernstein. So I majored in journalism. The only problem was that I found that there was no glamour to be found...
by admin | Jan 27, 2011 | Relationships
I have a friend who is absolutely devastated every time I call him a “girly-guy.” I mean, he gets physically ill, almost to the point of tossing. But he is a girly-guy. I can’t change that, it’s totally out of my control. He will, however,...
by admin | Jan 16, 2011 | Culture
When I was young, I knew about Tom Tom. He was the piper’s son. One day he stole a pig, and away did run. But Tom Tom must die. I don’t mean Tom Tom. He was just hungry. If I was him, I would have stolen a pig, too. I’m referring to the worst...
by admin | Jan 15, 2011 | Randomalities
My mother used to tell me that I could be anyone I wanted to be when I grew up. That somewhere inside me there was a great writer, a great artist, a great philosopher, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I didn’t know until recently how right she was. I was listening...
by admin | Jan 14, 2011 | Defies Description
Today, I’m not waxing philosophic. Instead, it’s all about TV, heaven and what happens next. I know, pretty heady stuff. But never in my mind. The inspiration for this morning’s tome is the unexpected death of John Dye at the age of 47. If you...
by admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Culture
When I was just a wee little lad, I remember a president who set a huge goal that we should send a man to the moon and return him safely before the decade was out. In just seven years, we did it. 400,000 Americans combined forces to achieve what some would say is the...
by admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Politics
At the end of my day yesterday, I turned on the old Boob Tube to relax. I happened upon one of my favorite movies — you know, the ones you’ve seen countless times but just love it anyway. I count among them Top Gun, Field of Dreams and Remember the Titans....
