Lions and Tigers and Cell Phones, Oh My….

Cell phones are ubiquitious.  A convenience for most and helpful in myriads of ways, cell phones are a necessity on occasion, even a lifesaver from time to time.  Most of us have one.  I have one.
There are times though, that I just shake my head and wonder, “What are you thinkin’, Jethro?”  Especially sad are the parents walking around with their children [...]

This I Believe

“This I Believe,” on National Public Radio is a revival of a famed 1950’s series hosted by one of the premier journalists of his time, Edward R. Murrow.  Now, as well as then, everyday and not so everyday people, write an essay about what each values about his/her life and world. 
When the series was revived several years ago by [...]

Blues Brothers

 
It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  No, it’s the Blues Brothers, looking as if they are ready to fall from a tall building in a single bound.  Superman, where are you?    

If It Doesn’t Fit, You Can’t Commit

Remember the word association questions on IQ tests and the SAT’s?  “Pick out the word or words that do not belong in the list.  For example:  dog, cat, hamster, rock, polar bear.  Easy enough:  polar bear.  Or:  cold, blue, windy, snowy, rainy.  Obviously:  blue.”
Now that you’ve got the premise down, try your hand at picking the one that [...]

Politics As Usual

Obama vs Clinton vs Michigan/Florida.  Society, government, organizations, families.  All, well most, live by tried and true rules that have been the cement that keeps the civil in civilization. 
The two states involved broke the rules.  I understand.  I get it.  Fine them or take away any seniority in the state’s party hierarchy (even if they had nothing to do [...]

Oh, Eliott

Yesterday and today, much of the common conversations about the antics of the now former Governor of New York have centered not on the issue of what he was doing, per se.  Most people are not concerned about his personal predeliction for prostitutes.  Except that it brings such horrific pain upon his family, people don’t care that [...]

The Beatles

What is your favorite Beatles’ song?  Their music is timeless, as current as anything new hitting the air.  Most Beatles songs sound and feel like now, not then.    
Ringo was on the Rachael Ray Show recently talking about where the inspiration came from for “Octopus’s Garden”.  The Beatles were performing in Europe, somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea.  On a day off, they [...]

Speaking up for Dannielynn

Geez Louise, I am getting tired of seeing the people who are supposed to love and protect that baby doing just the opposite.  Casually flipping through the channels, one can’t escape seeing a story about  her.  Her father has her on TV almost every night–one publicity stunt after another.  Dannielynn is visiting her Mother’s grave, Dannielynn has to wear an [...]

Ann Coulter vs Jane Fonda

For those few who do not who Ann Coulter is, let me put it this way:  Atilla the Hun in Sheep’s clothing.  She is pretty, blonde and as mean-spirited as they come. 
Last week on Hannity and Colmes Coulter said that if John McCain won the Republican nomination for president, she would support and campaign for Hillary Clinton.  The [...]

Britney Spears

On the occassions that a story about her has crossed my radar, (it’s hard to avoid the trainwreck) my immediate thoughts have always been that there is something mentally erratic in her make-up.  The two worst case scenarios that occur to me are manic-depression, or, schizophrenia.  Neither one is easy to manage.  Unfortunately, neither one is ever [...]