You may have heard about his woman who got fired from her job for posting a blog of “confessions”. You can go somewhere else to find a debate over whether she’s a courageous truth-teller or a narcissistic dimwit.I wonder if this lady was fired for her blog post alone. She doesn’t…
As a connoisseur of American cinema, I’d be remiss not to express my concerns over this year’s Summer Blockbusters.How does Dr. McCoy have room within the confined spaces of the Enterprise to tote around a dead tribble on the off chance he wants to do an experiment? Did The Great Gatsby really need to be in 3D…
Dallas, Texas, USA[A jingle plays as The Ben Ferguson Show returns from commercial. In the days following the Battle of Yonkers, Ben Ferguson had started calling for the president to be impeached. Behind the microphone, the host teases his next segment.]All right folks, this is unbelievable. Coming up next, what doesn’t the government want you to know…
By now, you’ve probably heard about Senate Bill 5. You’ve probably also heard that Wendy Davis, a Democratic senator from Ft. Worth, spent 13 hours filibustering Senate Bill 5. Finally, you’ve probably also heard that Tommy Williams, a Republican senator from District 4, called for a warning against Davis for accepting help from Rodney Ellis putting on…
This isn’t going to be a whole thing about whether Edward Snowden is right or wrong or whether the NSA is spying or valiantly fighting terrorists on our behalf.The story simply made me consider that my life really isn’t that interesting. And neither is yours.It doesn’t matter who you are. I bet if you take…
The other day, I was riding to a party at my boss’ house with my colleagues, Eric and Emil.“Maybe we should stop and pick up some beer,” I said. In one sense, I wanted to be a polite guest. In another more accurate sense, we were running late and I was afraid the beer would be gone.”Good idea…
The other day I was listening to NPR when Maya Angelou came on and started talking about her new memoir.My mind drifted back to high school, when I first read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”This woman is bravely telling her personal story to offer a guiding light to those who struggled growing up in the Jim…