I’m not writing this as to say how great I am or not how much others suck. It’s more just out of my general frustration that, in today’s America, it’s completely acceptable to blatantly not give a shit about anyone but yourself. I was on a completely full flight to Houston this morning. Thankfully, I … [Read more…]
[Warning: this will be a very tough read for many. If you feel it doesn’t apply to you, then move on.] I’ve been disappointed with the silence of my white friends for way too long. I can post a picture of a Pop-Tart box and it will receive over 100 ‘likes’. But when I post … [Read more…]
There are many decent republicans in this country. There are also many decent republicans in my life who I would call ‘my friend’. Unfortunately, only a rare few have expressed any amount of horror, dismay, or outrage at the indecency of their political party. Not that I’d expect to hear anything from the likes of … [Read more…]
Imagine driving on a state route in an area that you’ve never driven with not much in the way of commercial businesses, not a lot of other automobile traffic, and few options for roadside assistance. Then imagine seeing a rebel battle flag and wondering if this is one of those ‘sundown’ towns that you need … [Read more…]
What is Gay Pride? What does even mean to celebrate Gay Pride? Is it all about festive parties, lots of alcohol, and rainbow-colored sexy clothing? Or is it a somber recognition of the Stonewall patrons and their fight against police harassment as they sought to simply live as openly as they could in a NYC … [Read more…]
While searching for an image to accompany this article on ‘the political middle ground’, I came across many images that portrayed a person or object as caught in the middle between a opposing Democrat and republican forces. At other times in our country’s history I might even agree that those images were accurate in their … [Read more…]