I just watched an interview with Ryan O’Neal on The Today Show regarding Farrah Fawcett and her medical condition. From the way it sounds, she may not be with us that much longer. This Friday night NBC is showing a documentary called, I believe, “Farrah’s Story” airing at 9:00/8:00 central.
And how does this rate as [...]
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Good Morning, Angels
Posted in Commentary, tagged beauty, Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett, sexy, The Seventies on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THIS JUST IN: Deb Moore is a Lesbian!
Posted in Commentary, tagged David Ogden Stiers, gay celebrities, Gay rights on May 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Nothing like a small rant to get the blogging juices flowing again.
This past week the actor David Ogden Stiers publicly acknowledged that he is gay. You will probably remember him as Charles Emerson Winchester, III, on M*A*S*H. Stiers is 66 years old and has most recently found steady work doing voice acting in animated Disney [...]
Boyle-O-Rama
Posted in Commentary, tagged authenticity, Britain, celebrity, creativity, music, Paul Potts, Susan Boyle, talent on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you don’t yet know who Susan Boyle is, crawl out from under your rock, go to Youtube, watch all seven minutes of her “Britain’s Got Talent” audition, then come back to this page and continue reading. A dowdy, 47-year-old, never-been-kissed Scottish woman has turned the entertainment world on its ear and elicited a genuine [...]
If A Tree Falls In The Forest . . .
Posted in Commentary on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.
— George Bernard Shaw
This quote will be at the top of my argumentation syllabus from here on. And, sadly, it probably won’t matter to anyone but me. Oh, well . . .
Happy April 1st!
Posted in Commentary, tagged April Fool's Day, holidays, Jerks on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I think April Fool’s Day is the stupidest “holiday” ever. As an April baby I always took the phrase somewhat personally.
The origins of April Fool’s Day are hazy, but Wikipedia states clearly that the aim is to “embarrass the gullible.” Having been joyously gullible through most of my life, I am deeply offended by this [...]
That’s Okay; Barack Obama Is Twice The Woman Sarah Palin Is
Posted in Commentary on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rush Limbaugh said today that Hillary Clinton is “twice the man” that Barack Obama is.
One big clue in picking out a misogynist — when the only way they can seem to compliment a woman is to figuratively attach a set of balls. What’s sadder yet is that most people will not even see the backhanded [...]
W.W.D.D.?
Posted in Commentary, tagged Budda, Buddhism, chickens, deer, suffering, vegetarianism on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have always admired the Buddhist way of respecting all life. I must admit that I have killed an exceptionally scary looking spider or two in my day, but generally speaking I try not to harm any living creature. I’ve moved far more spiders from inside of my home to the great outdoors than I [...]
Integrity Can Be Exhausting
Posted in Commentary, tagged Gay Marriage, Gay rights on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The textbook actually uses gay marriage as the sample issue for discussion in the “Definition” chapter. So every time I teach English 1020, this topic comes up. One of the decisions I have to make is when to tell my class that I’m gay. Some of them are astute enough to have already figured it out, [...]
Fighting the Good Fight
Posted in Commentary, tagged Christianity, Church/State issues, First Amendment, proselytizing, separation of church and state on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All right, I know I haven’t blogged in, like, forever. Hey, school’s out for summer. And besides, it’s too damn easy to throw a quick observation onto Facebook. But this past week has offered the perfect opportunity for me to get a good rant on.
I’ve been inundated with Jesus freaks this week. The weather report [...]
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