Category: Commentary
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The chariots rode into townblaring trumpetsand waving spider webslike white, cotton kitesand the soldier watched the cheering crowdall smiling with blood on their teethand scriptures dripping from their curled fistsand the soldier felt as empty as windwhen he jumped off the backand made his way through the blistering crowdtheir eyes…
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I don’t know what it is, but every time I go out in the world lately my patience with human beings is further tested and frazzled. It seems like decency, kindness, and just plain ol’ consideration for others has completely gone out of style. Rudeness and selfishness seem to be…
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I don’t know what it is, but lately I feel like a human magnet. That’s not the same as a chick magnet.
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+ Cats, COVID-19, Grocery Store, Guy's Grocery Games, Mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, Personal Essay, Personal Space, Pets, Tacos+
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I decided to go to our local Goodwill to see if they would take it. The store has a donation center attached to it. I was worried the attendant might come over and start yelling at me about dropping off a television.
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+ Bank Robbery, Donations, Goodwill, Health Care, Jujyfruits, Prescription Costs, Tornado, Walgreens+
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I need to get rid of an old TV. While scouring the internet to try and find a place to recycle an old TV, I’m discovering there are not a lot of options – at least where I live. What do you do when something once shiny and brand new…
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My latest gripe involves Equate nutritional shakes from Walmart. I enjoy a good nutritional shake now and then, but what I don’t enjoy is the battle that commences when I try to open the little plastic bottle. They have a strip of plastic around the cap and the neck of…
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+ Arthritis, Cheese, Disinfectant Wipes, Equate, Fort Knox, Nutrition, Packaging, Personal Essay, Provolone, Raisin Bran, WalMart+
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Hello, like the title indicates, today I would like to talk to you about my favorite new television show. But before I tell you what it is, I just read that after three seasons, it’s been canceled. I am pissed!!
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+ Adult Swim, Amazon, Joe Pera, Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan, Television Shows, The Who, Writing+
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