2016-03-19 18:53
For most of my adult life, I've referred to 1992 as the best year of my life. And it was. And I thought it always would be. I've had more than my fair sha… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Soul music. Music from the soul, from the very core of being. Soul music came to us from the joy and pain and love and yearning of African-Americans who used the tools giv… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
2012. The year the world didn't end. Well, for me, in some ways, the world, as I knew it, did end in 2012. I'm a pretty chipper guy. And, I'm… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
We hear a lot these days about how globalization has made the world small. Societies and economies have become vastly more interconnected, interdependent, and multicultural. Than… Read More
2015-01-02 00:54
2013 was a tough act to follow, and I knew that going into it. I had just hoped it would be a good year, having to follow 2013, which was the best year. Taking a look… Read More
2014-12-24 03:48
"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." - Madeleine L'Engle. I was born in 1970, exactly in the middle of Generation X, the life era… Read More
2011-12-31 17:52
I didn't have a lot of friends when I was a kid. I didn't live in a nice subdivision or a neighborhood like all the kids at school did, and there wasn't anyone under 50 who lived anywh… Read More
2011-11-08 22:33
Cody ChesnuTT - "Where Is All The Money Going?"On September 17th, the national conversation took a sharp left turn. That morning, the Tea Party's obsession with dismantling the social… Read More
2011-01-17 14:59
2010-12-30 14:41
Hello? Is this thing still on?After over five years of constructing this online scrapbook, back in March, I got a bit sidetracked. Nothing bad. Thankfully, quite the opposi… Read More
2010-03-21 15:51
We're almost to the political finish line. It looks like we will, after a hundred years of debate, finally, take a step towards real health care reform. It's been a spectacularly… Read More
2010-03-04 01:43
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released the 2009 Global Peach Index, which ranks nations in terms of peace and national harmony based on internal and external conflict and the pre… Read More
2010-02-25 20:37
The Hummer was created under contract for the U.S. Military, as vehicle of war. During the 90s, the Hummer became available for the gas-guzzling, atmosphere wrecking, road-hogging plea… Read More
2010-02-14 03:20
This was definitely not in the brochure...but no complaints. It was a stunningly beautiful morning. Read More
2010-02-03 22:57
For those that haven't heard it before, this is what a Progressive Democrat sounds like....Congressman Alan Grayson, from Florida's 8th District in Orlando, is one of the very few in Washing… Read More
2010-01-15 04:10
The images of the massive devastation and loss of life from the earthquake in Haiti are simply heartbreaking. I cannot imagine the fear and trauma and sadness that is flowing through the st… Read More
2010-01-13 15:02
2010. It just looks futuristic. Just a few years ago (or what seems just a few years ago, but was actually 15 years ago), 2010 seemed so far away. And, now here we are - really entering t… Read More
2010-01-12 21:30
I haven't had much time to hang around the Lair lately, as I've been busy exploring and photographing my new city over at Atlanta Chronicled. Go ahead...take a look. You know you… Read More
2009-11-28 14:55
'Tis the season for re-posting my annual updated anti-Black Friday post.....Malls across the country began decking the halls 2 months ago, and had Santa's train installed just as the last ba… Read More
2009-11-15 03:35
Every day, all day long, the media presents us with "political discussions", where one discusser defends the liberal point of view and one pushes the conservative perspective. A… Read More
2009-09-26 02:04
"Oochy Koochy" - Baby Ford - 1988 Read More
2009-09-16 14:05
2009-09-12 04:03
I'm not one who believes that there is an old man looking down on us from the sky and judging our every thought and action. I don't believe in magical trinkets, sacred sites, or holy script… Read More
2009-09-04 12:10
This performance piece on So You Think You Can Dance made me fall apart. The choreography was inspired by, and portrays, a woman's fight against breast cancer, and it is one of the most beau… Read More
2009-07-24 14:55
As a follow up to my recent post about the American fight for healthcare, here's another important perspective from Bill Moyers. Thanks to Brandie and Olga for the video tip Read More
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