Category Archives: Op-Ed

‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens

I remember where I was when I heard the allegations in 1991. My mother and I had just come back from Texas where my father had started attending the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso. My mother took my brother and I to the eye doctor. He was 15 and I was almost 13. TheContinue reading “‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens”

Northern Lights Tonight

If you’re living in the northern half of North America or elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, you may be able to see the Northern Lights tonight and possibly tomorrow night. My friends who live in the Pacific Northwest have reported seeing them last night. And it’s reported the lights might be seen as south asContinue reading “Northern Lights Tonight”

How ‘Survivor’ Saved (And Ruined) TV

This past year, Survivor ended its 48th season and 701th episode. I never believed Survivor would’ve made it this far when I first heard about the show over 25 years ago. But when it aired on this date, May 31 in 2000, it became a cultural phenomenon. But was its success misunderstood? American TV hasContinue reading “How ‘Survivor’ Saved (And Ruined) TV”

No Sympathy For Predators

In the last few days, the world lost two sexual predators. They went by the names Phil Robertson and Ed Gale. You might remember them as celebrities but they were sexual predators more or less. Robertson, the patriarch of the facade that is Duck Dynasty capitalized off the redneck craze because it was hard forContinue reading “No Sympathy For Predators”

Remembering Those Who Died This Memorial Day

Today is a day to remember those who died serving in our military and for those who died by their own hands unable to deal with the experiences. There’s nothing “Happy” about today. You can be happy for their lives and memories of them. Yet we seem to not care about the sacrifices they madeContinue reading “Remembering Those Who Died This Memorial Day”

Hands Across America Came And Went Into The Ether On This Day

There’s probably a reason a lot of people had forgotten about Hands Across America until filmmaker Jordan Peele used it as a plot point in his 2019 horror movie US. You, see, Hands Across America was one of many greatest promotion and fund-raising blunders of the latter quarter of the 20th Century. Burger King hadContinue reading “Hands Across America Came And Went Into The Ether On This Day”

Remembering George Floyd

Five years ago today, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who compressed his neck causing him to go into cardiopulmonary arrest. Floyd’s crime? He allegedly used a counterfeit $20. We don’t know if Floyd knew it was counterfeit. It might have been given to him as change from a previous transaction.Continue reading “Remembering George Floyd”

Don’t Be That Guy!

Even if the driver of this huge truck didn’t have a political sticker for the current administration, I could’ve guessed that he was a supporter. That’s my red Ford Escape I have parked in the handicapped spot. I finally got my handicapped placard less than two weeks ago. My ex had one for many yearsContinue reading “Don’t Be That Guy!”