An Olympic Debacle C’mon, just admit it. You know you tuned into the Rio Olympics this past week at least in part to see the disaster it had all the potential in the world to be. You know that like Heath Ledger’s Joker, you wanted to see the dumpster fire this Olympics was supposed to […]
America’s Legal Narcotics Cartel So now we know how Prince died. Guess that wasn’t all that big a surprise, now was it? Guy was popped up on more pain pills than a rhino at the zoo after knee surgery. It’s a bad sign when you are in your own home and you are carrying your […]
Shooting Democracy’s Brains Out I’m not going to lie; I’ve been putting this off for quite awhile now. I haven’t wanted to write a column about the gun epidemic in America. First of all, it’s never wise to piss off a bunch of people who, by definition, are packing heat. Second, I understand how divisive […]
Believe it or Not, Women Are Sexist Too In 1991, during an interview with Playboy, Spike Lee famously declared that “black people can’t be racist.” I must admit that did not sit well with me as it stood in direct opposition to the understanding I had of societal race relations. From my experience, every ethnic […]
I Feel Your Pain If I see one more bumper sticker crowing about how awesome someone’s kid is, I might just have to side swipe their car, thus sending these pretentious jackasses careening into the ditch below. Honest to God, can you just get over yourselves already and stop with the self-congratulatory affirmations meant to […]
I want to focus my theme this week on an often-overlooked group: fathers. Mothers are, after all, the sexier role to play, in more ways than one. When professional football players score a touchdown and the camera finds them celebrating on the sidelines, whom do they thank? Mom. And when you need someone to comfort […]
To Protect and Serve So I’m going to write a piece about police officers, and I am not going to focus on aspects of police brutality or latent discrimination. I’m even going to refrain from the easy comedic go-to of donut and fitness jokes. Today I want to question what role law enforcement should play […]
The Loss of a Mythical Figure It doesn’t often rain in Colorado, but when it does, it sure can come down in buckets. Today is precisely one of those days. The rain is pouring down relentlessly, and the dog is nestled up at my feet as I drink coffee and stare out into the gloomy, eerie […]
Now that I’m Old…. You know what birthdays are good for? Well, perhaps for some, they are the opportunity for asking your partner for a bit of extra romantic attention (wink wink), but that’s not quite what I was thinking of here. No, when you get to my age, birthdays are no longer an opportunity […]
It’s Just a Damn Joke So I was talking to an old college friend the other day, one of my regular readers- part of my legion of adoring fans who hang dotingly upon each word I write. She hadn’t had time to read my recent column on the disconnect between American mediocrity and our continued […]
