I have made several attempts to lay down my thoughts over the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial without much success. I’m too angry to be objective at this point so I’ve been reading the works of others. I came across this article written by Charles M. Blow that best conveys my own thoughts and […]Read Post ›
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but at no time had I ever felt such a roller coaster of emotions than I did while watching Texas Senator Wendy Davis stand for nearly thirteen hours, without a break, without food or water, not leaning on or even touching her podium […]Read Post ›
No matter what Lady Gaga says, we weren’t born this way. Racism. How loud we protest, but we are all equally guilty, like it or not. Racism is learned, you are correct, but despite what Lady Gaga says – we were NOT born this way. A brief observation of any pre-school playground will confirm this. […]Read Post ›
I am a big fan of Facebook and spend more time there than I should. But every now and then I run across a true gem and this is one. I do not know the author, but it touched my heart as it reminded me of the true meaning of life…Enjoy. Being a veterinarian, I […]Read Post ›
A cultural metaphor is any activity, phenomenon, or institution with which members of a given culture emotionally and/or cognitively identify. As such, cultural metaphors reflect the underlying values of a culture. The American South has long been mythologized in literature, film, television, photography, music, and art… usually exaggerated. You see, the South inhabits a “paradoxical […]Read Post ›
For my granddaughter Haley: You’re more awesome than a monkey wearing a tuxedo made out of bacon riding a cyborg unicorn with a lightsaber for the horn on the tip of a space shuttle closing in on Mars while ingulfed in flames ~ I would tell you in person, but your spaceshuttle doesn’t stop here anymore. […]Read Post ›
While you were sleeping 