In a go-go-go world created by 140-word Tweets and attention spans that evaporate in 33 seconds, Americans push hard to “get to the point.” It’s a fine attitude for a few issues, such as … well, none come to mind, but there are a few. Issues – and the people who have an opinion about […]
Read More →We love our villains. In movies, it’s sweet stuff when a hail of bullets riddles a drug kingpin, an abusive mother gets her what-for, or an evil queen evaporates in a fiery plume of green fire. We want pure evil to suffer a painful death. Unfortunately, true villains – completely one-dimensional, evil-to-the-bone, dog-kicking ones – […]
Read More →Four seven-year-olds discover a giant slug oozing along the sidewalk, a slimy trail marking its slow progress. “Ewww, touch it,” Kid A says. “I’m not touching it,” says Kid B. Kids C and D watch from the sidelines with a pretty good idea how this will play out. “You touch it.” “I’m not touching it,” echoes […]
Read More →Here’s where I admit I’m accidentally racist, but I tone it down by creating a new word. I’ll also share the blame by noting that everyone – black, white, yellow, green – has racist tendencies. We can’t separate our lives from how we were raised, and when it comes to equality, we’re all, in […]
Read More →My 21-year-old daughter went to an Orlando party hosted by a work friend this summer, and the rebel flag was a hot topic, or as hot as a topic can get when multiple beers precede conversation. Many partiers, to my daughter’s dismay, made points that boiled down to black blame. Things are fine the way […]
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