Nowadays, true life is stranger than almost anything anyone can think of, so I thought I'd add my own musings and mutterings on the pop culture scene. ...more

December 19, 2009

The big news isn't that Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin has a new holiday CD. It's that it took so long for the award-winning performer to produce one. ...more

November 28, 2009

In these not-so-happy times, contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin picked a fitting name for his newest CD and tour: "Hello Love." ...more

March 28, 2009

The president, convinced that the only thing America has to fear is an insufficiency of fear, has warned that "disaster" and "catastrophe" are the certain alternatives to swift passage of the stimulus legislation. One marvels at his certitude more than one envies his custody of this adventure. ...more

February 11, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008. ...more

December 17, 2008

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spends a lot of time on environmental causes ranging from global warming to Hudson River pollution. Now Kennedy has his attention focused on a state-regulated pollution problem in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 5, 2008

Lemonade stands are no longer just the driveway domain for youngsters hoping to squeeze out a few dimes or quarters on a hot summer day. ...more

August 3, 2008

Getting "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert used to mean something. ...more

July 25, 2008

George Bernard Shaw noted that "Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy." A bit harsh perhaps, but then he was an ardent socialist spokesman who believed in equal pay for everyone and rescinding the private ownership of property. He was an icon for the "new left." ...more

July 12, 2008

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to take up the appeal lodged by environmental groups that focused on a two-mile stretch of border fence in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area near Naco, Ariz. The fence, which has been built since the petition was filed, is a vital part of the Bush administration's drive to secure the border between the United States and Mexico. The Supreme Court's decision is a welcome and needed victory in the war against illegal immigration and efforts to preserve the unique character that is America. ...more

June 27, 2008