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The Weeks in Review – Live the Life You Want

May 15, 2012
By
Glens5

A few weeks ago I went to a birthday party and by the end of the night, I had a new part-time job. My friend Mike started his event photography business nearly three years ago, and now...

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Tiny Connecticut Repeals it’s Death Penalty – That’s Over 5,500 More Civilized American Square Miles

May 2, 2012
By
conn1

 .  . The tiny state of Connecticut recently repealed it’s death penalty. Thanks Governor Dannel Malloy! Now there’s 17 states that don’t use the punishment. I’d say we’re ever so slowly creeping away from this barbaric act that’s still used in countries like Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea.  . *        ...

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Alone With My Funk

April 30, 2012
By
blahs

Two weeks. I think this is the longest I've ever gone without posting something. I'm pretty sure I cursed myself last month when I wrote My Message to a Frustrated Writer. Perhaps I need to practice what I preach. Truth be told,

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The Week in Review – Feed the Little Alligator in Your Soul

April 15, 2012
By
hovheaven1

Over the weekend WSMV Channel 4 News in Nashville aired a story about my Father's exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum. The timing was excellent, as I had just finished...

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Five Years Later – The Crass Media and the Death of Kurt Vonnegut

April 11, 2012
By
vonnegut1

Back in February, blogger Ian Curious over at Limited Means posted the below video shortly after the death of Whitney Houston. The video is of Louis Black’s Back in Black segment on The Daily Show and it features Mr. Black berating...

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Help Local Hero Daniel Meyer Get a Wheelchair Accessible Car

April 9, 2012
By
Danielchair1

The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities become more mobile and independent. This year, May is National Mobility Awareness Month and the NMEDA's Life Moving Forward website is giving away a...

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Men and Their Teddy Bears

April 3, 2012
By
Ted1a

My favorite episode of M*A*S*H* has always been the 8th season's episode 174, Good-Bye Radar. It's the episode where Company Clerk Radar O'Reilly finally gets to go home from the Korean War. A big farewell party is planned for Radar but just as it's about to kick-off...

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The Week in Review – Yesterday’s News Today!

April 1, 2012
By
glassescorupt1

It was Saturday night and I was getting soused at the local pub when a nice couple walked in and sat down next to me. "Do you have Hoegaarden?" they asked the bartender. "No, no we don't," Stan the bartender replied. "But he's got...

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My Message to a Frustrated Writer

March 21, 2012
By
HC

I just read the saddest and most disturbing of blog posts. It's from a friend, someone who I greatly admire and respect—especially as a writer. He's excelled at all facets of journalism over the years—writing books, articles...

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