Making Someone Your Bitch, Literally…. You ever see something out in public that is simply so disconcerting that you just have to avert your gaze and hope that the recurring image doesn’t haunt your dreams for the next several weeks? And no, in this case, I am not referring to the corpulent woman you know […]
Moonlighting in La La Land
Moonlighting in La La Land Admittedly, I am often late when it comes to the Oscar party. By that, I am not suggesting that I even watch the Oscars themselves. I’m sorry Hollywood, but I have no use for a self-indulgent love fest that strokes the ego of a bunch of narcissists consumed by their […]
Bag Your Own Damn Groceries (and other pet peeves)
Bag Your Own Damn Groceries (and other pet peeves) So the other day I was in the grocery store trying to pick up a few last-minute items to make dinner before picking up my kids from school. Even in the late afternoon, a time I had erroneously assumed would be relatively quiet since most people […]
Political Correctness- It’s All Greek to Me
Political Correctness- It’s All Greek to Me Any of you happen to remember Jimmy the Greek? Now not much more than a footnote in the annals of sports history, James Snyder was once a legendary sports broadcaster best known for his work on the CBS Sunday morning show NFL Today where he would provide prognostications […]
The Republican Party Has No Soul
The Republican Party Has No Soul Over the last two decades, we have all witnessed the discernible dissolution of the integrity and morality of the political sphere. Often that erosion has been so incremental in nature as to seem vague and uncertain in its progress, but then something unbelievable happens, and the shift seems seismic […]
The Twinkie Tax
This week in TRUTH: In 1000 Words or Less, I am going to be completely up front with you right from the onset: Some of you are going to be raging pissed at me this week. Even some of my regular TRUTHERS out there, the real die-hards, even some of you are going to cringe […]
Get What You Deserve
Get What You Deserve In last week’s TRUTH: In 1000 Words or Less, I came to a startling revelation: Professional athletes make way too much money. I know, truly groundbreaking journalism, but I like to think we also examined some of the fiscal ramifications of these exorbitant salaries for grown men playing sports. Perhaps we […]
How Much Did $ Did He Make for that Free Throw??!!
Overpaid Athletes- Part I We all know athletes make too much money. This is hardly a revelation, but somehow I cannot help but be startled each time I hear details of the latest contract another vastly overpaid athlete has just signed, presumably using ink made from the tears of the children that stitch the shoes […]
The Not So Friendly Skies
Truth: in 1000 words or less Steven A. Craig The Not So Friendly Skies When is a contract not really a contract? When you are dealing with the airlines, of course! Imagine for a moment that you and I enter a contract to paint your house. We agree on a price and timing, but after […]
Don’t Shed A Tear for Bill O’Reily
Don’t Shed A Tear for Bill O’Reily Ding Dong! The wicked witch is dead! After twenty years at FOX News that saw his ratings soar to unprecedented levels of viewership, Bill O’Reily has finally been removed from his on-air position by the conservative news network many credit him for brining to national prominence. Turns out […]