Honoring Veterans Day
In the midst of a divisive moment, it’s good to remember ideas and values on which most of us are...
America Shits the Bed
These things happen sometimes. Like many others I know, judging by my Facebook feeds, the results of the 2016 elections...
Suicide Squad: Movie Review
I was entranced by the trailers for Suicide Squad. I loved the way they looked, I loved the colors, I loved...
The Written Pun and Other Travesties
Pun’s are often better spoken, at least the ones where the focus of the pun is a word spelled two...
45th Birthday reflections
I’m not especially big on birthdays. Of course, when you are a kid, they are great, and as a teenager,...
Star Trek Beyond: A quick review
Beyond is the third Trek movie in the reboot line. It features the original Star Trek characters but with a...
My Privilage
Privilege seems to have become a new watchword in popular American culture, especially when discussing race. It has rattled around...
Why Argue?
It should be no secret to anyone seeing this that I like to argue. I’ve been arguing since I was...
Voting Thoughts
The American presidential election season always brings to the fore issues of government, civics, and most of all voting. I...
Honesty and Deception: Part 2
A brief consideration of the subject in part 1: here I think letting the truth and telling lies is one...