Tidbits and Considerations: Osama, Bush and the Tea Party
Show Us the Money Slate.com writer Annie Lowry comments on the $25 million reward for Osama bin Laden “For much of the past 10 years, the United States has been offering a reward of […]
Author: lbwoodgate
"How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it."
Religion, Conspiracies and Elvis: Why I Can’t Jump on Board With Most of This Nonsense
I feel pretty certain that I will be forgiven by those family members, friends and acquaintances who feel my “blasphemy” here has stepped over the line because they understand that the extraordinary faith they abide […]
“Don’t Bogart that joint ya’ crazy wing-nut”
A picture can often convey meanings that were never intended. But it’s a lot of fun to pretend. What if a bunch of Republican governors sneaked off during during their annual conference to smoke pot […]
Hey man! Where’d you learn to drive?
How many times have you wondered if some people got their license out of a cracker jack box? I’ve read that auto insurance rates are sure to increase in the coming months. The people […]
Shocker! Orgasms Relieve Restless Leg Syndrome
RATED NC-17 I know this sounds too fantastic to be true but you now have a legitimate excuse for masturbating when your mom or spouse walks in on you while you’re doing […]
Jesus, the zombie?
My wife’s a school nurse at an elementary school and some of the real life stories she brings home are straight out of the comic books. It may deal with a teacher or a parent […]
Thank God for Science
Some Forms of Stress and Cynicism May Be Life Extenders A new study that followed the activities of 1500 Californians over 80 years has drawn some interesting conclusions from the findings. A couple of the […]
The Demon Barber of Augusta Drive
Haircuts a’ la Sweeney Todd not for the faint of heart I live in a rather large town just north of Dallas. When I first came to Denton in 1975 to attend college the population […]
Tidbits and Considerations for the Week
What is it about our culture that needs to cover celebrities and their mundane, routine existence? Are our own lives so devoid of fulfillment that some are redeemed as they live vicariously through others in […]
Drawing a Line in the Sand on Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
As jobs are being cut for lack of revenue in states, millionaires and billionaires are increasing their revenue due to gaping loopholes in state tax structures. I wrote a piece earlier this month here about how […]