It’s Not That Black and White Whew-this has been a tough week. We Americans have watched too much violence, too many shootings, too much needless death. Let’s all take a collective breath in. Good, now let it all out. Nothing can erase the anguish of these families that have been ripped apart by the past […]
Shooting Democracy’s Brains Out
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 […]
Perhaps the Dog House Isn’t so Bad After All….
Perhaps the Dog House Isn’t So Bad After All Years ago, in a short story collection entitled Welcome to the Monkey House, Kurt Vonnegut penned one of my favorite enigmatic short stories, “Thomas Edison’s Shaggy Dog”, in which he humorously hypothesized that dogs were actually infinitely smarter than their human “masters” but merely acted inferior […]
Believe it or not, Women are Sexist Too….
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
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 […]
The iPhone at the Bottom of the Pool
The iPhone at the Bottom of the Pool Ah, it’s good to be back from vacation, so I can unleash more hyperbolic nonsense upon an unsuspecting world. Later this summer, the family and I will head back East for a week at my parents’ place in New Hampshire, but for this week with my kids, […]
Father’s Day
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 […]
Father’s Day
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
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 […]
They Still Don’t Get It….
They Still Don’t Get It…. Believe it or not, I’m usually an optimist. I think the world is a good and beautiful place and that, despite some bumps in the road, we continue to positively evolve as a society towards an elevated sense of mutual respect and tolerance. But then something comes across my […]