It's the day after Thanksgiving—Black Friday—and as per my last post (/rant), I'm staying home today. No shopping for me. There's nothing I need or want bad enough to sit in traffic, stand in line, or possibly get trampled. So I'm staying home. Because it's always a good day when you don't get trampled.  Today... Continue Reading →

Warning: Black Friday rant ahead. Leave now if you're a diehard black Friday shopper. Why I'm Boycotting Black Friday  Alrighty, folks. I think it's safe to say that this whole Black Friday thing has gone too far. Black Friday now starts on Thursday—yes, Thanksgiving Thursday. Anyone else bothered by this? Some stores will open as... Continue Reading →

Three deaths are remembered today. All of them affect me, even two and a half decades before I was born. A Nation's Shock JFK's assassination in downtown Dallas fifty years ago today is somewhat of a mystery to our country; a significant portion of the population is not satisfied with the explanation that Lee Harvey... Continue Reading →