I’m writing this after coming home from work with allergy eyes so glassy and red that I look like a roady for a Cheech and Chong reunion tour. It’s March 31 and, although I should have set to write something thoughtful and meaningful by now, it’s been quite a struggle. Writer’s block, mixed emotions, reopened [...]

Mr. McFarlane,
I have to come clean and tell you that I’m not a regular viewer of your program, The Family Guy. I’ve probably seen two episodes since you’ve been on the air. Until now, it’s not been a matter of the content. I’m just not that into television anymore. Perhaps it’s a sign of old [...]

In the past week, a number of my friends on Facebook have published the following statement as their status:
No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, feel free to post this as your status for the rest of the day.
On [...]

My father died in 1997 at the age of 55. Although my parents divorced when I was too young to understand the process, and my father was not always easily accessible to me, he more than made up for the lost time when I needed him or when my older sister needed him. I’m certain [...]

I’ve never been a huge fan of Bill Maher. Conversely, I’ve never truly disliked him, either. Until now.
Maher is the host of a weekly talk-show that airs on HBO called Real Time with Bill Maher. In each episode, Maher makes commentary of the news of the day and has a panel of guests who are [...]

George Carlin used to muse that the reason the mainstream media, talking heads and politicians kept the masses arguing amongst themselves over right versus left paradigms was so that they, the elite, could keep giggling off to the bank.
As with many other things Carlin waxed upon, he was probably right on this score.
It’s useful to [...]

On June 20, a 26-year old woman named Neda Soltani was gunned down in the streets of Tehran, Iran, during a protest over the outcome of that country’s recent presidential election.
A mobile phone video of her murder circulated across the internet on YouTube and Facebook. Details were almost immediately being published by amateurs and citizens [...]

Ron Paul, you cheeky thing! Giving the corrupt, private banking cartel a bunch of grief for destroying our monetary system and trying to hold their feet to the fire with HR 1207?
Looks like you might just get your wish, kid.
Steve Watson of infowars.net had this to report on the number of co-sponsors to Ron Paul’s [...]

On May 26, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Al Pacino is considering the lead role in the upcoming biopic of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, You Don’t Know Jack. Pacino has long been a favorite of mine so I found the move just a bit of a disappointment.
Though the film certainly isn’t in the can yet [...]

This might well be the most disgusting display of inhumanity I’ve had to witness.
A US soldier describes, in great detail, his experiences in Abu Garib prison. He admits to the repeated rape of a 15-year old girl who later hanged herself. To him, it’s just not that big of a deal.
We all know this war [...]

I hate to admit it, but I’m leaning towards yes on this one (then again, I totally dug Ann Richards). Here now is the Governor of the state of Texas, Rick Perry, asserting his resolve to support House Concurrent Resolution 50 that invokes that state’s 10th Amendment rights to sovereignty.
My question would be, where were [...]