To paraphrase Groucho Marx, I just don’t want to be part of a club that tells me I need to be a member. That doesn’t mean I won’t join a club or organization voluntarily. Doing that tends to be a good thing for most people, including me. I’ll pick my church, my service club, my […]
For those of you who read my column often know, sadly, I consider Facebook the true conscience of the people of America. The school shooting in Oregon obviously has been at the forefront of the Facebook conversation recently. And yes, I got suckered into a few back and forths about the super secret “common sense […]
Do you experience separation anxiety? I know I do. But it’s not the kind one normally thinks of when discussing this topic. This isn’t about my youngest and school (she couldn’t wait to go) or even our adult versions of the disorder regarding cell phones, favorite coffee house fixes or workouts (for the record, mine […]
This is normally my favorite time of year. Fall and football has been intertwined in my life, bringing back fond memories of the crisp mornings and sunny afternoons of game days, changing leaves and the beauty in all of the colors, hot cider and donuts, Halloween and just the innocent, wonderful time in my younger […]
“When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors — when you see that […]
I usually tend to draw back from folks who use the term “fait accompli.” But let’s face facts folks, this term could not apply any more perfectly to the upcoming, unquestioned name change of North Avenue to University Boulevard. This has to be the worst-kept, next-approved item on the city council’s agenda since they revved […]
What a great line from the movie “The Princess Bride.” And what a great word for the comment to be about: inconceivable. As a still somewhat free man in a somewhat free country, I’m perplexed we’ve arrived at this point. The “constitutional” arguments we’ve experienced over the years seem inconceivable to me, as I’m sure […]
Apparently I’m feeling the need to expand upon my previous thoughts on the ridiculous number of bills presented in the last session of the Colorado Legislature. If you recall, I wrote that in the last legislative session alone, more than 600 bills were introduced. That leads to a few logical questions: Are there really 600 […]
Isn’t that the point we’re getting to? Worse, I actually think we’re to the point where we’re no longer a nation of people doing what they feel is best. We’re now at the point where people just plain feel entitled to do whatever the heck they want. And if someone stops them, they’ll figure out […]
I come to this column after a little Memorial Day weekend dust up on Facebook. Yes, Facebook: the sad, but brutally honest, window into the combined psyche of what’s left of the average American’s brain. What I saw isn’t a pretty picture. Indeed, it should cause distress. The dust up was over a certain T-shirt […]