An Open Letter to H.K. Edgerton

Dear Mr. Edgerton, I, too, think that Dave Chappelle’s “Clayton Bigsby” skit is one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever seen. And I, too, still feel bummed that Chappelle has moved on from The Chappelle Show. But I just have to believe that turning that skit into a piece of performance art is going [...]

High Water Everywhere

A dear friend’s grandma died this weekend.  Another dear friend lost her mom. A gal I know in Memphis is only barely scraping by. And I was looking to be distracted tonight, but couldn’t find anything to distract me. I feel out of touch and like I am spending most of my time living the [...]

I Like American Music

I have to second Southern Beale here.  Wasn’t it just the other day when country music was trying to shed it’s “the music of racist white people” image? And now CMT is inviting Bill O’Reilly to town? If I were a Unitarian Universalist in this state, I would take that as a spit in the [...]

Two Questions About Commercials You May Have Seen

1. When a facial cream helps prevent sun spots, are they talking about freckles?! 2. I have seen, only once, this commercial that is trying to get money for some kind of childhood leukemia and the whole thing goes something like this: [Ominous voice] Fifty years ago, if a hundred children contracted this kind of [...]

Does Tim Pawlenty Not Know Who Eminem Is?

I’ve been laughing about this all morning, this idea that young Republicans should be like Eminem, and, when accosted by seemingly-gay, seemingly-unfriendly forces, fight back. I mean, good god damn, where does one even start in on how hilarious this is? 1. I wouldn’t call Eminem a Democrat, but he was for sure one of [...]

Okay, Now. There’s Gun-nuttiness and then there’s ‘Lost Your Damn Mind.’

I tend to be agnostic on the whole “argh, guns everywhere! We’re all going to die!” argument, which I know makes me a bad liberal, but there it is. I am not worried about y’all having guns in restaurants or parks.  Maybe the gun nuts have worn me down or just convinced me, I don’t [...]