March is National Reading and Grammar Month here in the United States. It is built around the birthday of Dr. Seuss, as March 2 is honored with a National Read Across America Day. Libraries and schools from coast to coast held reading parties and celebrated the written word; but...
Most people are familiar with the classic saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” uttered by George Santayana. He, himself, identified as an American and wrote exclusively in English, but the famous philosopher was born in Madrid and was a lifelong Spanish citizen even...
Newswires around the world were abuzz last Wednesday after government officials in New Zealand seized a copy of “Bloody Mama” from a local business; the book has been banned there since 1971. There are currently 1319 books officially banned in New Zealand and another 728 titles that are restricted....
Freedom of expression and thought is a fundamental human right, and is so important that it is the first amendment to the United States Constitution, yet there are those who would deny that right because some ideas that are expressed by others are contrary to their personal opinions. The...
I was trolling through random videos on YouTube, and came across an oldie but a goodie from legend Harlan Ellison. I had posted a link to this particular video some time ago, but that post was lost along with everything else when my blog was hacked recently; so when...
So some asshole hacker decided it would be fun to attack my blog. I couldn’t log in yesterday, so this afternoon I went on with my laptop and discovered that the entire blog was corrupted. A pathetic black screen with a huge HACKED banner and cheesy hip hop music...
Ghost Hunting and Entertainment I can no longer stomach ghost hunter shows. I’ve panned them in the past, and they’ve continued to get as stale as bread with a hole in the bag- slowly drying out to become as brittle and useless as the ‘evidence’ they purport to bring...
If you grew up in the ’80s like me, many of you probably spent Saturday mornings watching WWF and Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling. You knew every line of Hulk’s trademark theme song and sang along before he pummeled the latest WWF heel. Come on, sing it with me...
Flip on your TV on any given day or time and there’s bound to be a paranormal reality show on. They’re more common these days than the “evidence” they present. The list of current shows include SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Hunters Academy, and Destination Truth; ABC...
This time of year has morphed into a time for family, friends, good times, and happiness. I love this time of year; the snow (not driving in it of course), the music, the get-togethers, the parties… I just find it ignorant and arrogant the preconceptions and misunderstandings MOST people...