One of the bigger stories in the past decade has been that of Global Warming. As with most any story you read, there are always three sides. The Yes! it’s happening side, the No! It’s not side and as always, muddling around in the middle , the “What’s happening?” crowd. I’m not really sure where… Continue reading Global Warming
Author: Jim Richardson
It’s Hard to write something once a day
While not a voracious reader of other on-line blogs, I have had a few favorites from time to time. Usually, about the time I get really hooked on them, the author runs into writers block, or some other facet of their lives gets in the way, and the blog stops updating. I write the stuff… Continue reading It’s Hard to write something once a day
Simon Cowell
I’ve been hooked on American Idol since Season 4. I missed the first 3 seasons, so Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Fantasia, Josh Gracin and all the other early contestants are familar to me only through news reports, or their records. Kelly, Clay and Josh in particular have become multi-platinum record sellers… Continue reading Simon Cowell
Things that scare us silly
Many of the women in family have been scared of snakes. Not just your normal “I don’t care for snakes” kind of scared, but burn the house down the with the baby still inside if I see one kind of scared. I suppose that when you hear someone mentioning “irrational, mind-numbing” to describe something, that… Continue reading Things that scare us silly
Does God Exist?
Gary Gutting has a great commentary that was posted in the New York Times the other day titled “Does it Matter Whether God Exists?” Growing up in the South, you are surrounded on every level by organized religion, which usually includes several brands of the evangelical type, as well as the more sedate Catholic and… Continue reading Does God Exist?
Books
When I was a kid, I was the sterotypical gawky kid with glasses, slightly effeminate, and absolutely horrible at any organized sport you can name. I spent most of those years being picked on by the neighborhood kids, which did nothing to help my self esteem, but you also need to remember that this was… Continue reading Books
The Rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
Firstly, that line from “My Fair Lady” is pure utter horsehockey. Anyone who has spent any time at all on the plains knows that rain is as scarce as hens teeth, and I would wager that the plains in Spain are not much different from the plains of Colorado. Firstly, a lot of Americans seem… Continue reading The Rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
Help! I don’t know what to eat anymore.
A prominent story in the London Telegraph today says that women who halve their consumption of red meat are more likely to suffer from depression. However, just days ago, another article, from another study postulated that any red meat at all raised your risk of dying. So, which is it? Or, can we just reduce… Continue reading Help! I don’t know what to eat anymore.
Chicken Little, or lessons we didn’t learn from history
Jorge Agustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santyana y Borras was a Spanish philosopher, although he was raised as an American, and considered by many to be American, but is perhaps most well known by non-academics for his saying “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As I recall what I was taught… Continue reading Chicken Little, or lessons we didn’t learn from history
Male Fashion
For the longest time, it seemed that all the young men I saw were ashamed of their bodies. All you ever saw them wearing were pants that were six times larger than required. Unflattering to say the least, especially for those of us with an eye for fine physiques. Or even some not so fine,… Continue reading Male Fashion
What have you done for me lately?
Lots of democrats, and more than a few republicans are having a great deal of fun thrashing this years slate of republican nominees for the 2012 presidential election. I’ve done my part as well, posting about the two republican front-runners, listing their stances on the issues. Interestingly enough, I hear a lot of negative talk… Continue reading What have you done for me lately?
Jim Crow ain’t really dead
I grew up in South Florida, in the late 1950’s, through the early 1970’s when I finally left the South for service in the U.S. Navy. As a small child, I clearly remember seeing water fountains and restrooms segregated, with signs marked “colored only”. I was a freshman in high school in 1969 before I… Continue reading Jim Crow ain’t really dead