I used to be a mall Santa. From the ages of 17 to 27, I dressed up as a hairy, overweight elf to bring joy to children throughout the Pittsburgh area. It was good honest work. Okay, it was honest work. For 3 to 4 hours a day, seven days a week, starting after Thanksgiving, I would put on a fat ...
Recently, my mind went to a wonderful place, my grandparents’ homes. My Grandmothers’ houses couldn’t have been more different. We lived with my English, Scots-Irish, grandmother, Isadora Haggerty Beeson. Now, let me unwrap this a little more for you. Having lived with her for ten years, ...
I bought a copy of Tucker Carlson's new book: "Ship of Fools," started to read it and realized I've read it before. I read it right here on the Op-Ed page of the newspaper. I know, because I wrote it over the past few years.Lighten up, I don't mean that I ghost-authored Carlson's book, but if ...
When does opinion become fact? That is a most important question, because we do not want to plan our future well being based on speculation and conjecture. We do not want to eat food or drink water that is only good for our consumption based uponSomeone’s opinion. We want to learn from those ...
One of the detrimental ways in which the president has sought to change the basic character of the United States is through having veered away from pursuing human rights. Nowhere is this more evident than in his attempt to whitewash the involvement of his pal, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince ...
A month or so ago, many Christians were dismayed by the news reports that Robious Middle School in Chesterfield, Virginia has banned any songs which mention Jesus from its annual Christmas concert. Supposedly this is the result of the school’s effort to be “more sensitive toward the diverse ...
