A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control. ~Jordan Peterson Manifesto! I heartily accept the motto, “A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary…

Your literacy is useless if you neglect your dog. Meanwhile Odysseus and the loyal swineherd paused as they came closer. Around them rang the music of the hollow lyre, for Phemius was about to sing. But then a dog, prone in the dirt, raised its head and pricked up its…

I’ll tell you why I don’t thank veterans for their service on Veterans Day or any other day. Then, I’ll tell you why I hope to thank them next year. A Veterans Day Ceremony A Vietnam Veteran stands with his wife behind a purple railing at the upper deck of a high school gym…

This series is tied at 3 to 1. As an ATL Braves fan, I have already been thinking about the next step. So even though they will have just beaten my team, would I rather see the Dodgers beat the Red Sox or the Astros? I don’t like either of…

If you can’t tolerate Hemingway, then Hemingway was more tolerant than you. — Six Degrees of Cancel Culture Ernest Hemingway offends me. So does Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Dave Chappelle, Angela Davis, William F. Buckley, Miles Davis, Spike Cohen, and George Carlin. And don’t get me started talking about my own children. Everyone I consider worth listening to offends me at some point or another.

Dogmas have babbled and the high-horse hunters have canvassed the countryside, but their prey has eluded them. They may have given chase, but an unlikely winner will certainly trump all competitors. — Your Winner: Fox News It’s Thursday, 05 November 2020. Noon. Imagine being Fox. Your fate, like many votes, is accounted for. You’re stuck among the hounds, the huntsmen, and the pedestrian beaters. Fortunately, the entire hunt has been outfoxed and has overrun its quarry — fortunate, that is, for the quarry.

As an Atlanta Falcons fan, I understand the pain of losing, especially when victory is within our grasp. As a Braves fan in the 90s, I also understand how frustrating second place can be. Even though many teams compete and only one team beats us, we usually seem more upset…

Rather than flying in comfort to an education conference, I rode the Road King from Georgia to DC, meeting the real people and the real me. I didn’t like what I saw, but I can’t unsee it now, and I can’t unhear Gonzo’s ghost. “Only a punk beats his wife…

Beware, breeder mills and haters, but not of the dog! — A full grown pit bull hunkers in front of me, my back against a tall fence. I have tried to pet the animal and have even dropped a t-bone from a steak so that the dog might gnaw on it and leave me in peace, but the dog’s focus is…