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The Tacky Things Your Neighbor Puts Up for Christmas It’s that time of year again- time for your neighbor, in all of his unbridled holiday spirit, to illuminate your neighborhood with more strands of light than the Disneyworld Main Street Electrical Parade. In a horrifying display of Christmas cheer, he will once again erect a […]
They Paved Paradise If you live in Colorado, you have more than likely hiked to the top of Devil’s Head Lookout, and if you haven’t, you probably should. The iconic trek up to the last remaining fire tower in service in the state of Colorado not only provides remarkable views stretching for over 100 miles […]
Shouldn’t Sexual Harassment Cross Political Lines? I need to begin this week’s installment of TRUTH: In 1000 Words or Less by suggesting that it certainly has been a disheartening past few weeks when it comes to the topic of sexual harassment. Seriously, if there is anyone left in Washington, D.C. or Los Angeles that has […]
Stop Your Whining If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream. -William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Why is that we are so easily offended? What is that […]
Technology Makes Us Dumber You know, believe it or not, there was a time once long ago, back in the 1990’s I believe it was, when I knew how to find my way to places without a GPS. They had these things back then; I believe they called them “maps”. I’m not sure what became […]
Love Them Anyways We all have that friend, colleague or family member that drives us absolutely insane. I’m not talking just a little bit cornbally- you know, humorously eccentric but lovable for all of their adorable quirks. No, I’m talking about those people who truly make it difficult at times to accept them for just […]
Monogamy Doesn’t Have to Mean Just Sex With Yourself Let’s face it- fidelity and monogamy aren’t nearly as common as we might like to believe. We all know the statistics: Half of all marriages end in divorce. And that’s probably just because many of the others end in death before reaching the same demise. Meanwhile […]
I Just Can’t Listen Anymore As I drove my kids to school on Monday morning, I turned the radio to the sports talk station so that I could hear about the keys to the Broncos victory over the rival Oakland Raiders, but somehow that was not all I heard. Even the airwaves of sports media […]
The Politics of Fear I’m a sports fan and a fantasy football junkie who also happens to write frequently about the current state of politics and social news stories, so the president’s recent comments directed at Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players who have used their stage to protest against the racial injustices of our […]
While You’re Busy Making Other Plans Whenever I stop to contemplate whether or not I am doing a decent job of raising my two blessed little ones in an often chaotic world full of parental obstacles and missteps, I take a moment to remember that my son’s two favorite bands are The Beatles and The […]
