Note to readers: After more than two years away from this blog, I am back with a vengeance. While I’d like to attribute it to a new streak of creativity, the truth is more and more stuff seems to be pissing me off. Expect more views to show up in the coming weeks. Dolphins are…
Category: Point of View
These are my posts where I give an opinion about something, take a stand one way or another, give praise and also give criticism.
Stores gobbling up Thanksgiving holiday in the name of greed
There are certain things that should not be toyed with, but people choose to change things just the same. It’s reached the point where nothing is sacred, where the things we hold most dear are being knocked aside in the name of commercialism. The latest unspeakable act is the infringement on Thanksgiving, a day when…
Toppling goblins was bad enough, but posting video of the extermination was worse
You tend to run into stupid people wherever you go—people who drive the opposite direction of the arrows in a parking lot, people who don’t realize the coffee in McDonald’s is hot, and people who think being gay is a choice. However, there seems to be a new subset of stupid, and these folks believe…
More money for education is a good thing
It’s amazing how much people bash the education system in their communities. If they spent any time observing the schools and seeing what goes on for seven to eight hours per day, then they’d realize that the locals are trying to keep learning going on a shoestring. These days, funding for education is bouncing at…
Constitutional snafu keeping partisan politicians in paychecks
Some of the amendments in the United States Constitution are vital to keep freedom ringing. Then there are some that you have to wonder how many people drank the Kool-Aid to allow this to happen. The more obvious one that springs to mind is the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol….
Local, federal government hoses victims, widows of fiery inferno
Two incidents came to light this week that prove no matter how much nature can devastate, government can always make things much worse. I wrote a while back about a wildfire in Arizona that took the life of a friend of mine, as well as a friend of my sweetheart’s. Most of us would like…
‘All-American Boy’ welcome addition to country music scene, despite naysayer’s tirade
I’m always interested in supporting artistic endeavors that shed a light on what gay people are all about, especially when those artists are just starting out. It’s always a risk to put yourself out there for potentially the whole world to see. Last week, one of shining points of rainbow light took a chance and…
Fire’s swift fury changes life as we know it
I recently wrote about a wildfire burning on the outskirts of my hometown and how it brought up emotions of fear and empathy for my friends still there. Fortunately, the Doce Fire was dealt with without the loss of life and very little property damage. When I heard that fire was contained, I figured I…
Supreme Court decisions not a completely happy ending, but still a step in the right direction
Today was a landmark moment for gay people in the United States. It was historical. In some ways, it was hysterical. It was historical in that the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down as unconstitutional. It was hysterical in that opponents of same-sex marriage are still acting high and mighty. The Supreme Court issued…
Best place for brunch is on a farm
June is National Dairy Month, a friendly reminder that the white liquid in those impossible-to-open little cartons from the school cafeteria does not just magically appear. In Wisconsin, many rural areas commemorate the occasion with Brunch on the Farm, a chance for city folks to see for themselves where their food comes from and why…
When home is where the heart is, try to avoid heartburn
For the past few days, there has been a breeze shaking the cottonwood trees near my home, raining down a fair amount of cotton in the area where I live. It has bunched up in clumps on the grass and even wafts through my car as I drive with the windows down. It’s a curious…
Meeting a number one with intense dislike for number two
As you may have noticed, I have not been posting to the blog much lately. As much as some would like to believe that I have finally run out of things to say, I can assure you that is not the case. When I created the blog more than a year ago, I had set…
Rural Roots and American Rainbows 