The End of The Wire

I have a confession to make.
I stopped watching The Wire after Stringer Bell died. 
To me, those three seasons were perfect television and I just couldn’t get into the next season.  I watched the last few episodes of this season, though, like checking in on an old boyfriend you still feel fondly for, but more for [...]

Where are My Veteran’s Benefits?

On a lighter note, I was almost run off the road today by a jackass with a Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate and a Confederate Veteran bumpersticker.
He appeared to be younger than me, so unless he’s a reincarnated Confederate Veteran, Veteran status works different here in the South.  Apparently, it’s inheritable.
Which, then, makes me [...]

I’m Not Even Going to Say Your Name

Dear Asshole,
All weekend I’ve been caught short by the thought of Verlee Jones.  I’m just sitting there, doing whatever it is I’m doing and I think about her hearing her brother say to her, “It’s her. She looked like she was scared and frightened.”
It’s hard for me to even write this post–thinking about Verlee Jones [...]