Category Archives: Culture

Some Movies Should Be Untouchable

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So, I turn on my computer the other day and what do I see on my news page?  Hollywood is remaking “The Thin Man” with Johnny Depp in the role of William Powell.  My jaw dropped because the six Thin Man movies are some of my and my husband’s favorites.  (He has them all on laserdiscs.) Now,…

A little tired of………….The Little Couple

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Back in 2009 my wife happened to stumble upon a new reality series on The Learning Channel (that’s TLC in TV lingo). The Little Couple. The plot of the show follows and chronicles the lives of Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein. A newly married couple (of over 3 years now I believe) in their mid 30’s…

Public Health Warning: How to Use Heroin Safely

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Recently, I read an item in our local newspaper about a woman who overdosed on heroin at her home.  Her brother broke down the door to her bedroom where she was found unconscious and not breathing.  She was taken to the hospital.  Right around that same time, my husband brought home a flyer he got…

Food Stamp Friday – Let’s Party

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Well, if you’re on food stamps and only want to pay a $5 cover charge, The Rose Club in Montgomery, Alabama will help you out.  Yep, for those people with a food stamp card, you can get into the club on Friday nights for just $5. The only good thing from this story was that attendees will not…

This Just In: War Breaks Out — Thank You, God

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Every now and then a war breaks out that is actually fun to watch. The kind of war where you’re hoping both sides lose.  Thankfully, such a war has now erupted, and right here in the United States of Entertainment.  On one side is a man who gives the term “nut job” a bad name. …

Trayvon Martin – The Cast of Characters

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On February 26th, I was no where near the shooting of Trayvon Martin so I have no idea what happened.  I don’t know Trayvon; I don’t know George Zimmerman.  I don’t know if Trayvon did anything to provoke George and I have no idea what went on in George’s head or heart so I have…

Don’t Tell Me What To Do

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It seem every time I turn around, someone is telling me what to do.  I’m supposed to use some sort of “clear” detergent for my clothes; a particular type of soap for my dishes; PETA tries to tell me what to wear and what not to eat; Michelle Obama is telling what to eat and…

In Cold Blood?

Justice For Trayvon

I read an op-ed in the New York Times the other day about the Trayvon Martin shooting.  The writer, an author named Rich Benjamin, was mainly talking about his dislike of gated communities where residents, he says, develop a bunker mentality and see outsiders – “the young, the colored and the presumably poor” – as…