Emotional Rescue #4: What Was Your First Paid Job?
Read MoreToday’s column wasn’t planned. It just happened. The idea came to me last night, during a spark of inspiration at a wine dinner, and the rest wrote itself.
Could Melania be the Trump Who Makes America Great Again?
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Could Melania be the Trump who “Makes America Great Again?” Don’t laugh. The First Lady could be our best hope to neuter the disastrous Trump Presidency.
An Update: This article didn’t age well.
Why We Resist
Read MoreI often get asked, “why resist?”
Allow me to answer that.
Emotional Rescue #3: Remembering John McCain, Ohio State Football, 100 Essential Albums, and Geographical Prejudice
Read MoreToday is Sunday, August 26th, 2018. The scattershooting begins.
100 Essential Albums: #93 — Teatro by Willie Nelson [1998]
I’ll always love you in my own peculiar way.
— Willie Nelson
Read MoreFrom the opening note of the first song on Willie Nelson’s vastly underappreciated 1998 album, Teatro, we realize we’re in for something astoundingly different.
Somebody’s Knockin’ at the Door, Somebody’s Ringin’ My Bell
Read MoreSoliciting amounts to a home invasion. It’s an imposition on my time. It’s an invasion of my privacy.
Texans Must Elect Beto O’Rourke
It’s easy to be cynical about politics. That’s because politicians make it easy for us to be cynical.
However, on rare occasions, a politician comes along who’s different.
Beto O’Rourke is different.
Read MoreThe 20 Craziest Bets I’ve Ever Made
Read MoreLike many serious longtime gamblers, I’ve made some crazy bets in my life. Here’s a list. Only one isn’t true. Take a guess which one.
Things That Piss Me Off at Restaurants
Read MoreSometimes, little things that go wrong piss me off.
Emotional Rescue Redux: Short Takes on Parties, Christian Groups, Mission Impossible, and the NFL Boycott
Read MoreToday is Sunday, August 19th, 2018. The scattershooting continues….
….why I hate parties.
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