Last Wednesday was 2017’s longest day, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Do you, like me, remember what a big deal that was when we were kids? The day with the most daylight and, in Detroit, we had that extra bonus measure from being at the Western end of the…
It’s Father’s Day, y’all. I’m not sure why I suddenly felt antibellan, (might have had Hunter Bell in my head for a second), but, I’m thinking that most fathers are worth celebrating or, at the very least, remembering and, even though the actual day is but a thinly-disguised commercial enterprise,…
I admit, that in large part, I write these weekly rants as an emotional release valve. I am convinced that the roiling build-up of angry emotions, held in mannered captivity for too long, can result in a Looney Toon-esque explosive cranial event. So, I let loose, (often shouting the words…
I know, I know…but, when you find yourself stammering and sputtering, at a loss for credible rebuttal, exhausted and despondent at the free-fall of the suddenly extinguished beacon of freedom and hope and morality that you trusted to always be your country, and even though you understand your frustration gains little…