Posts Tagged ‘opinion’

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A friend of mine forwarded me the following e-mail just now:
subject: Actual Ad from 1955
My sides STILL hurt from laughing!
I’d be so divorced!!!
hope it gives ya smile!
xoxo
………….
An Actual 1955 Housekeeping Monthly article.
Ok, when you girls stop laughing long enough to pick yourself off the floor, forward this to all the women you [...]

I hear folks badmouthing country music all the time. The typical complaints? “It’s redneck music.” “It’s twangy.” “It’s cheesy.” “It’s patriotic.” “It’s sappy.” Before I differentiate between crapola Nashville Pop Lite and Country, I’d just like to say phooey on you haters.
Country music is honest. It’s pure in its intentions and message and makes no [...]

There is a show with some British wanker on it that bugs me something fierce. Man vs. Wild is a show hosted by a guy named Bear Grylls. Seems like an awesome enough name, right? Bear. Grylls. Those are names that say he’s tough like a wild animal and crazy like a Welshman. Having a [...]

So nobody watched the Oscars this year. Surprise, surprise! Americans’ tastes have shifted. Hollywood is no longer a land of gods gracing mortals with their glory. People now seem to prefer the freak show of self-absorbed narcissists self-destructing than watching Hollywood make out with itself at an awards ceremony. Celebrities in fancy clothing behaving themselves [...]

As a writer and musician, I know all too well how willing people are to exploit your artistic passion. I’ve been shafted at gigs before, like the time I sang at a wedding and the guy who hired me said, “Well, you don’t really need to be paid. This is your passion, and it’s good [...]