Thursday, December 18th, 2014
Ladies and gentlemen, take two minutes to read this article and I promise that you will save anywhere from $20 to $100 this Christmas. Great deal, eh? The catch? Some people around you will think that you...
Monday, December 15th, 2014
After today, you’ll never have to read about education again. You’ll know everything. I figure a column ought to be like an appendectomy. You only need to do it once. Here it is: Our kids can’t read...
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014
The fiasco of “Rolling Stone” magazine’s apology for an unsubstantiated claim of gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house — and the instant rush to judgment of the university administration — should warn us about...
Monday, November 10th, 2014
These days, most people get their news from a comedian. That’s how pathetic the state of journalism is today. And why bother watching the “real” news. The facts frequently aren’t facts, the reporters don’t understand their subjects,...
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Here’s how my Aug. 11, 2003, column began: “Anyone who believes President Bush’s Africa initiative, including sending U.S. troops to Liberia, will amount to more than a hill of beans is whistling Dixie. Maybe it’s overly pessimistic,...
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Enough is enough. At Salon.com I encounter an article lengthily titled, America’s virulent racists: The sick ideas and perverted “science” of the American Renaissance. The burden of the piece is that American Renaissance and its honcho, Jared...
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? In an exercise to polish their own halos, this dictionary definition of “Liberal” is making the rounds on social media. But how closely does the reflection...
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
I like countries. Not because I like imaginary lines drawn around piles of dirt, but rather because I like diverse cultures. When I go to Japan, I want to see Japanese people doing Japanese things. When I...
Saturday, October 25th, 2014
Canadians were shocked in recent weeks as two Canadian soldiers were hit and killed by a car driven by a radicalized Muslim – then a few days later, another radical Muslim went on a shooting spree in...
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
The other day I saw one of those guys wearing his pants under his butt, with said butt covered up only by some paisley boxer shorts. I live in Oakland, so this is not a big shocker,...
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
I’m pushing Mr. X down to Radiology in his wheelchair. He’s telling me the story about the time he drove Huntz Hall around Okinawa for a day on a USO tour. I’ve heard it before, but I...
Monday, October 20th, 2014
Gene Simmons has a lot to say when he isn’t busy spitting blood and playing bass with his rock band KISS. As owner of the Arena football team, L.A. KISS, Simmons wanted to hire Tim Tebow, and...
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014
So what defines a nerd to you? I find myself wondering about this because as human beings we are all defined in our own unique, little ways. When asked this question most definitions lead to the stereotypical...
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
United Breaks Guitars
A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines. Dave spent over 9 months trying to get United to pay for damages caused by baggage handlers to his custom Taylor guitar. During his final exchange...