Cultural News
Why can’t otherwise smart people get it right regarding marriage?
I have been married for just over 41 years. My wonderful wife, Shirley, and I have had our shares of squabbles and ups and downs, but in truth I can say neither of us has even thought about divorcing, ending our relationship, “loving” or getting involved with someone else, etc. (I sometimes marvel that she’s [...]
From politics to insurance, many problems lie in our use of language
I was reading some stuff online from a British website and what I read caused one of those little “sparks” in the old brain that make you jump from one subject/association to another with no apparent connection. (Is it just me, or does that happen to you, too? No??)
The phrase I was looking at was [...]
Freemasonry — awesome demonstration of the power of myths
I’ll bet you’ve heard all the stories about Masons — Freemasonry, that is — and their supposed “secret government” behind the U.S. founding and early governing? The tales of Masonic symbols on our money and “New World Order” stuff in Latin on our dollar bills?
I strongly recommend you keep an eye out for the Discovery [...]
What does our watch battery misadventure say about our ‘consumeristic’ society?
Time today for a big rant about a little thing — finding a watch battery. Are my wife and I the only people who keep wristwatches running long enough to need new batteries? I think not, but maybe that’s true.
We both appreciate having solid, functional watches with digital displays. Many years ago, when digital watches [...]
I’m not up to speed on this one — skate shoes are not what I thought they were
When I saw the term skate shoes on an online shopping website, I assumed they were shoes with roller skates (roller blades?) or something attached to them. In fact, I just saw a news feature in television last week warning parents to make sure kids with shoes that have those rear-heel-wheel in them are equipped [...]
My ‘retirement plan’ is in place, my Powerball ticket clutched tightly
All right. Here it is, Wednesday morning and once again I have my Powerball ticket tucked safely away, just waiting to discover that I’m a multi-millionaire when they draw my number later tonight.
Yes sir, I have my Rolex Submariner all picked out (I like the looks of that 2-tone silver model with diamond and sapphire [...]
Are body lights right for you? Another trend that leaves me in the dark
I was looking around the Internet at some odd or “novelty” fashion trends for some research I’m doing. I am well aware of the more prudish (??) stuff out there such as plain old lingerie and ho-hum (??) things like body stockings.
But body lights?? Blinking body lights at that???
Where have I been while the world [...]
You can do anything on the Internet, I guess, but watch out for those cables
In this incredibly high-tech world, it’s always good now and again to remember how vulnerable we are to “low-tech” glitches: Large sections of Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa were taken off the Internet by a speed-bump on the information super highway: Two undersea cables were cut or damaged.
I don’t know how often such [...]
Celebrities — who needs ‘em? Well, most of us think we need ‘em
I met a friend of mine at the coffee shop this morning whom I hadn’t seen in a year or more. I congratulated her on the good news she shared: She just snagged a full professorship as a psychology prof. I could not resist kidding her about that — something along the lines that we [...]
Ah-HAH — here’s proof (?) that America is forsaking God, just look at the new dollar coins
Oh, my Lord, will the good religious folks out there never cease in their passion for persecution? A column in our local newspaper decries the way the newest U.S. dollar coins will have “In God We Trust” on the edge — exactly where it will wear off the fastest, and in a position that indicated [...]
