As I write this, it’s been nearly 15 years since I was last shot at (I returned the favor that time). It’s been about 16 years since I last had someone try and ram a knife in my guts. It’s been over 12 years since I’ve had to lay hands on someone to emphasize my … [Read more…]
“The word cunt is not necessarily derogatory” Those were the words of then-CU President Betsy Hoffman during the CU Boulder football rape ‘scandal’ in 2004. I have to ask “How much money must be involved for a woman to make such a statement during a press conference?” I ask because myself and everyone I know, all agree it’s … [Read more…]
Get a cup of coffee, it’s a long one. Because like so many other things, it’s not a simple issue. *************Let me start by saying I’m not interested in arguing lofty ideals, listening to people squeal in outrage that the world isn’t fair, hearing about justifications for civil disobedience and, of course, being told about evil conspiracies … [Read more…]
Get a cup of coffee, this is a long one, even for me. ************ “The trouble with people is not that they don’t know, but that they know so much that ain’t so.” ~Josh Billings That’s an important distinction, but, if you haven’t made it yet, it’s pretty easy to just think of people as … [Read more…]