Category Archives: Op-Ed

The Great American Myth Of The Small-Town Life Archetype

I have nothing against Andy Griffith and Norman Rockwell. But they deserve a little bit of scorn for creating a mythos of how small-town life could, would and should be. Sadly, it varies from location to location. And even more sadder, most people looked through these two icons and their lives with rose-colored glasses. GriffithContinue reading “The Great American Myth Of The Small-Town Life Archetype”

I’m Never Going To Stop The Rain By Complaining

Filmmaker Francois Truffaut once said there’s no reason to make an anti-war movie. He said filmmakers should just as well make anti-iceberg movies because there’s no way to stop icebergs as well as there is no way to stop war. Well, we may one day stop icebergs by not having any. We may have toContinue reading “I’m Never Going To Stop The Rain By Complaining”

Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate

Granted, Fran Drescher before this month was mostly remember for his TV show The Nanny. The 1990s shows was so much of a sitcom it could easily pass as a parody of 1990s sitcoms. Drescher plays Fran Fine, a very Jewish woman from Queens selling cosmetics door-to-door after being dumped by her boyfriend. She attractsContinue reading “Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate”

How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All

When I was working in Wagoner, Okla. at the Tribune, the company (which was owned by one of the Walton kids, nonetheless) got the idea we were going to be offering pictures online to be sold. It was a great idea that came with one flaw – we had to upload them ourselves. This addedContinue reading “How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All”

To Project And Swerve, Usurp The Law

When I was working in Americus, Ga., some days, part of my duties was to go to the Americus Police Department, American Fire and Emergency Services, Georgia State Patrol Barracks and the Sumter Couty Sheriff’s Office and look through the daily logs for any arrests or major incidents of concerns. Most of this stuff IContinue reading “To Project And Swerve, Usurp The Law”

You Are Now About To Witness The Strength Of Street Knowledge

By the time N.W.A., a rap group out of southern California was ready to release its album Straight Outta Compton, America was heavily divided among racial barriers that hadn’t been seen in many years. The failure of the Ronald Reagan Administration had been obvious with the collapse of the American Middle Class, the Iran-Contra AffairContinue reading “You Are Now About To Witness The Strength Of Street Knowledge”

No Good Marketing For Disability Pride Month So It’s Mostly Overlooked

When it comes to LGBTQIA Pride Month or Black History Month, the stores can market it for their own gain. Clothing and apparel as well as other items can line the shelves throughout those months in hopes of being sold. But there’s really no way to market a disability. July is Disability Pride Month. OnContinue reading “No Good Marketing For Disability Pride Month So It’s Mostly Overlooked”

The Supreme Court Lost Their Damned Mind

From the reasoning behind the U.S. Supreme Court decisions, you don’t have to know that it’s mostly conservative and mostly consists of Boomers. The fact that they’re willing to change the laws based on two hypothetical situations that didn’t really happen is the typical Chicken-Little-Sky-Is-Falling mentality that has sprung up a lot in the lastContinue reading “The Supreme Court Lost Their Damned Mind”