The Lessons We Can Learn from Frankenstein Before I begin this week’s column, now is probably the time to inform my loyal readers that I will be putting an indefinite pause on the weekly publication of TRUTH: In 1000 Words or Less. Don’t worry — I’ll still be far too dogmatic and opinionated to refrain […]
Something Old and Something New
Something Old and Something New If there’s one thing I love about being a teacher, besides the obvious fame and wealth that go hand in hand with the profession, there is the prolonged opportunity for exploration and adventure. While summers “off” involve a whole lot more planning and curriculum development than outsiders may acknowledge, I […]
Not a Fan of OnlyFans
Not a Fan of Only Fans This week’s column was inspired by a friend who sent me an article about a young woman in Australia who has turned her OnlyFans account into a lucrative, money-grabbing opportunity. 26 year-old Annie Knight used to make around $60k a year as a marketing agent as she scrimped and […]
E-Bikes: Promoting Health or Encouraging Laziness?
E-Bikes: Promoting Health or Encouraging Laziness? Most of my friends probably cannot believe that I have not written on this subject sooner. They have heard me rave, time after laborious time, about how obnoxious e-bikes are out on the rec paths of Summit County, Colorado where we live. They have heard me fume about the […]
Please Tell Me Again About Your Second Home
Please Tell Me Again About Your Second Home I love living in a resort town. Sure, there are exasperating moments being inundated with the ignorant and frustrating behavioural choices of the visitors that some of my friends have come to calling “tourons”. They come here and ride on the wrong side of the rec path […]
Louisiana’s Attempt at Sharia Law When I penned a column back at the end of November 2023 entitled “A Crash Course on the Separation of Church and State”, there was no way I thought I’d be back here writing about this all over again a mere six months later. But here we are. Thank you, […]
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead I don’t usually take significant life advice from a Bon Jovi concert shirt, but back in the mid 1990’s, when I was travelling across Europe with my girlfriend at the time, I came across someone wearing a shirt promoting the band’s 1992 “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” Tour. Not having […]
A Felon in the White House?
A Felon in the White House? I love irony—usually. In most circumstances, we can sit back as casual observers, as irony provides someone we know with much-needed insight while utilizing a flair for the humorous that makes the recognition strike home with an indelible force. But other times, we are the victims of irony, as […]
I Love a Happy Ending
I Love a Happy Ending I love a happy ending. Ok there, pervs, get your mind out of the gutter. I mean that I love a story that ends with an inspirational outcome. Perhaps it’s just the eternal optimist in me, but I relish the gratifying glow of a story arc that concludes with positive […]
Birthdays Don’t Suck So Bad After All
Birthdays Don’t Suck So Bad After All As I prepare to settle in for yet another birthday, another 365 days spent floating adrift on a giant rock hurtling through the outer reaches of space in an elliptical orbit around a flaming ball of hydrogen and helium, I marvel at how the time has gone […]