Another Cultural Guidepost Gone – R.I.P. Tom Clancy

Thank you, Tom Clancy, for some of the best reading in my long career as a book junkie. Thank you for redefining the genre. Thank you for making me drop my jaw and slam the book shut more than once … Continue reading

Addicts & Government – Shutdown Day Three

First, let me just express my outrage at the Obama administration for sending the National Park Service to barricade the WWII monument in Washington, D.C. Lest you (and you know who you are) cry out about my intolerance of the … Continue reading

Long Overdue Rant

One of the things that makes me the most unbalanced (as in “Get the Thorazine Darts!”) is a poorly researched book, television show, or movie involving the military. I fully accept the fact that it’s a pet peeve and I … Continue reading

Sponsorship Sunday – Week TwentyOne – Lovena

I really stink at games of chance, including blackjack. But the opportunity to use the metaphor comes along only once. Each of the children we feature here have a past that’s been a series of busted hands until they became … Continue reading