Lost Journal: Beware the Aquarium of Doom
Journal entry: February 26, 1982 (age 12): Beware the Aquarium of Doom “What makes one animal a pet, and another one food?” I wondered this afternoon as I … Read more
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Needed: A Moratorium on Punditry?
Could life as we know it go on without TV pundits? Suppose they gave an election and nobody prognosticated? The current climate of political coverage reminds me of … Read more
Organic Subsidiaries Out GMO-Using Parent Conglomerates
One of the most important elections being held on November 6 doesn’t even have a Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian or other partisan candidate on the ballot. Imagine! Yet, … Read more
Lost Journal: More Snores Mean Less Deep Sleep
Journal entry: Deep Sleep, November 8, 2007 (age 38) Fluorescent lights flickered above me, casting a sickly glow over the drab walls of the room. Lying stiffly on a … Read more
Columbus Day: Time To Abandon Ship?
In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue; In the year of our Lord Two Thousand Twelve, they’re trying hard his day to shelve Even under the … Read more
October Surprises
The ‘October Surprise’: Every campaign has one — or more When the end draws near and prospects darken, and polls solidify in the wrong direction, and the base … Read more
America’s Pusillanimous Press
Let us now access the state of the free press in this land of … well, of press freedom. The assessment? Pathetic. Not because of any government clampdown, … Read more
Lost Journal: Brothers’ Names Rhyme…Sometimes
Journal entry: November 16, 1974 (age 5) I didn’t want to wear a sweater today, but Mom and Dad said I had to. Apparently, the Olan Mills photography … Read more
Argus Has Fun with the News: Kate Middleton & More
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were tied in the Gallup Poll Thursday, according to the news. People have only one question on their minds. If you had to … Read more
Worst Campaign Ever?
It’s time to start worrying about Mitt Romney. Seriously. The guy may just be running the worst campaign ever. And yes, that includes the McDLT, print ads for … Read more
