Category Archives: Op-Ed

Please Help Hurricane Relief If You Can

As the last remnants of Hurricane Helene dissipate, I can consider myself lucky. Not lucky that I’m about a good 1,000 miles from the major damage, but lucky I’m not on the road right now because a friend or family member was seriously hurt or died. As of this posting, CNN is reporting there areContinue reading “Please Help Hurricane Relief If You Can”

Final Bow For Dame Maggie Smith

You could probably survey 100 people at random on what they most remember Dame Maggie Smith for and you’d probably get dozens of responses. Smith, who died on Sept. 27 at the age of 89, had a body of work many actors would dream of. It is hard to summarize her work with just aContinue reading “Final Bow For Dame Maggie Smith”

Hope Everyone Is Safe In The South

I hope everyone in the southeastern part of the United States is safe as Hurricane Helene comes up through the Gulf Coast and is expected to travel north along the Georgia/Alabama border and hit the Tennessee Valley area and parts of Lower Appalachia. They’re saying wind gusts in the metro-Atlanta area could reach up toContinue reading “Hope Everyone Is Safe In The South”

Telling Lies In America

I’ll admit it. I believe there could be some psychopaths so extreme on the conservative right spectrum they would believe killing Donald Trump would be better for America. But also, the right has spread so much about hoaxes and crisis actors, why should we be expected to believe them when something real happens to oneContinue reading “Telling Lies In America”

Woofstock 2024 Brings Many

Woofstock 2024 happened on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Riverwalk Crossings in Jenks, a suburb of Tulsa along the Arkansas River. Despite the scorching heat, many braved the elements to bring their furbabies and four-legged friends to see other dogs that were up from adoption. Rescue shelters in and around the Tulsa metropolitan area wereContinue reading “Woofstock 2024 Brings Many”

Stop Calling Trump And Vance Weird Because They’re A Lot Worse

I hate to come off as a liberal version of James J. Kilpatrick, but we need to stop calling Donald Trump and J.D. Vance “weird.” I say that, because they’re a lot worse than “weird.” For someone like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is the Democratic running mate for Vice-President Kamala Harris, “weird” is termContinue reading “Stop Calling Trump And Vance Weird Because They’re A Lot Worse”

Please Help If You Can As A Birthday Gift To Me

It’s my birthday today. I’m 46. But I feel 64. I still think I can pass for 39. But the sweet woman at the supermarket I shop at reminded me of a 5 percent discount for seniors over 60 when I was there on Tuesday. What’s that old song verse? “Back to life, back toContinue reading “Please Help If You Can As A Birthday Gift To Me”

Please Remember Those Who Died On This Date Back In 2001

It’s hard to believe but it’s been 23 years since the 9/11 attacks on America. I had just graduated from college the prior spring. College graduates this year weren’t even alive on that date. However, I do hope they are all registered voters. I don’t mean to get too political, but the attacks were politicallyContinue reading “Please Remember Those Who Died On This Date Back In 2001”

James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career

I’ve always bee fascinated with actors like James Earl Jones and their difficult pasts. As a child in rural Mississippi, he had a terrible stutter. For years, he refused to talk as he was much embarrassed. Then, one day, Jones said a teacher made him read aloud. And when that happened, the stutter was gone.Continue reading “James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career”