I was born in 1969, it wasn’t until I was taking high school history than I got a full accounting of the tragedy and horror of the times of Vietnam, and even that was at a safe distance. Text books do little to relay the monstrosity of war. I had …

I think I must be on the verge of pussing out on life. Back in the day I would have been all over this controversy with lots of vitriol to back up my uneducated opinion. Now what I am left with is confusion. I am about to embark on a …

Poor, poor Kellea. I feel sorry for her. Not for the fact that she was handed some mostly mild assaults for her hasty judgment of Blogcritics, but for her arriving so late into this world of nastiness to not know that the Internet is an ugly place. I am pretty …

Eric doesn’t believe that parents favor one child over another. I say that is total and complete bullshit. While it’s possible that a parent can love each child equally, this does not mean that parents aren’t without their leanings and preferences. Take my family for instance. I know that my …

I braved the Pennsylvania turnpike on a Friday night after work to make it back home to Cleveland from Washington, D.C. It was October 30, 1987 and it was my first trip home since I had graduated the previous spring. Filled with anticipation of being reunited with my high school …

Following a thread from Allah (now the newly anointed Allahpundit – fix your links please) I found this over at LGF. Most of the comments are blasting Israel for being pushovers and giving into the demands of the PLO and their various terrorist factions. Obviously anyone capable of murdering a …

Are you throwing a Halloween Party? Do you want something cool for the ghouls who will be in attendence? The best collection of spooky modern rock songs that any DJ worth his dead ass can have, should include the following songs with which to rock the dead, (and paralyze the …

The poll you see at the right asking for you to vote for the scariest movie of all time is merely an exercise in fairness. I posted a list last Halloween – JUST LIKE I WILL THIS HALLOWEEN – that some people felt was lacking in some significant movies of …

The time has come again to change the poll. It’s a good thing I change my underwear more frequently. Yikes. The winner for the Best Domestic Beer is……. The green bottled beer from PA, Rolling Rock with 83 votes – Great choosing Blogcritics. The runners up were Budweiser with 57, …

I have what one might call an allergic reaction to the modern parental experts and their hokey advice on what I, as a mother, should be doing. Perhaps it’s a homage to my own mother. I find myself using the tactics she used on me to keep me in line …