Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
It is heresy in our time to intimate that a young woman may do better than go to college. Five years ago I had to decide whether I should be a heretic, or adhere to the ancient faith that it is the woman’s part to lay her hands to the spindle and to hold the
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t...
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
Regardless of whether the athletes at Yuma High are upstanding citizens or not, they are still Criminals. The mascot name is the main attraction when it comes to Yuma (Ariz.). And a lot of the other back...
Saturday, August 30th, 2014
The police are out of control all across the country. They can kick in your door at three a.m., shoot your dog, handcuff your daughters, and you have no recourse. All of this happens with the explicit...
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
New York Mayor De Blasio wants to ‘solve’ social problems. One such social problem is that there are too many Asian students in the city’s top high schools such as Brooklyn Tech. You see, to a “Progressive”...
Friday, June 27th, 2014
Men are not from Mars. Women might be from Venus or wherever but, except for maybe a few places like France, men are from Earth. Men love Earth. We want to go out into right now. We...
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
I was just sitting there, visiting with a good friend of mine, happy to see her again after a few years had gone by, when out of the blue she suggested that I should be killed. What...
Monday, May 19th, 2014
Many years ago, in upstate New York, there was a lady who was caught in a fierce snow storm that produced conditions called a “whiteout.” That’s when the snow is falling so thick and fast that all...
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner, was recorded by his mistress making some crude racist remarks. Since then, Sterling’s racist comments have dominated the news, from talk radio to late-night shows. A few politicians have weighed in,...
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Some years ago I was married to a black woman. Our relationship was just that, our relationship. It was none of anyone else’s business. But I can tell you with some certainty that being part of an...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
While interviewing candidates for a UX designer position, I asked them what their salary expectations were. Both were fresh graduates, from the same school, with the same project work in their portfolios, and with no real world...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
A recent NASA study predicted that civilization would end in the next 20 years if we do not change our ways. The study made the rounds on social media as such sensational predictions are apt to do....
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
A thousand generations of parental caring stands behind a bargain with your mother. A hundred good experiences stand behind your reliance on a friend. And just as surely, the long shadow of the future hangs on your...
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Here are two jokes that can no longer be told on TV. First, Bob Hope, a year after the passage of the 1975 Consenting Adult Sex Bill, told this one: “I’ve just flown in from California, where...
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Mention the word ‘slavery’ and most people think of the American South from the 1600s to 1800s. But in truth, the evil of slavery has afflicted mankind all over the planet, before and after that time. According...