Tag: editorial
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Are You an Average American? You Should Read Andrew Yang’s The War On Normal People – A Book Review
If you’re anything like me, when you first heard Andrew Yang’s idea to give every American citizen $1,000 a month, you probably scoffed. In fact, I’m so cynical that I bypassed any kind of reactionary positive response at all. My immediate thought was, “Where’s this money going to come from?” However, after hearing Yang on…
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Carnival Row – A Review
Carnival Row is a series now available to stream on Amazon. It’s a fascinating concept that, for the most part, kept me totally enthralled. The idea is that a major city known as the Burgue has taken in war refugees from ravaged lands that are home to such fanciful creatures as fairies, centaurs, and fauns. However,…
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The Primary Reason I Love Once Upon a Time In Hollywood So Much (Warning: Major Spoilers)
I saw Once Upon a Time In Hollywood last Thursday night, and I loved it. In fact, I love it more today than I did last Thursday. Now, I love it for lots of different reasons. Brad Pitt is at his ultimate level of charm, Leonardo DiCaprio puts on perhaps his best performance ever, Margot…
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Last Chance To Thank Your Child’s Teacher
If you’ll indulge me … My wife is the absolute best. She goes so far above and beyond in thanking our children’s teachers during “Teacher Appreciation Week” — it’s amazing. Classroom teachers, librarians, administrators, office support staff, coaches, Girl Scout troop leaders, Sunday school teachers — everyone gets a little token of appreciation. Furthermore, she…
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A Close Call
~The car crossed the center line and headed right for me. There was nothing I could do but wait and see what happened next.~ I had a close call this morning. If you live in the Bloomington-Normal area, you’re probably familiar with Linden Street. It isn’t especially busy, and it’s a straight shot for me…
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Bill Maher Is Mostly Wrong, But He’s Also a Little Bit Right
I read an article over at ScreenRant describing an editorial by Bill Maher basically taking comic book fans to task. More specifically, taking adult comic book fans to task. This seems to be a complicated story. It appears to have started when Bill Maher wrote a blog post called “Adulting.” In it, he basically reacts…
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Best NFL Day Of the Year
If you love NFL football, it doesn’t get any better than today. In fact, I think today will probably be better than Super Bowl Sunday. If you don’t follow the NFL, a rare thing happened–the actual four best teams are left playing for their conference championships. The winners of these two games will then go…
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The Regretful Reason I Love Chick-Fil-A
When Chick-Fil-A first came to Bloomington-Normal, people were, shall we say, enthusiastic. I lived in North Carolina for two years almost twenty years ago, where Chick-Fil-A abound. I ate it a few times during my tenure in the south, but didn’t find it particularly special. I mean, chicken is chicken, right? So, if we’re being…
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Is Our School System Better Than Sliced Bread?
I’ve taught high school English since the year 2000. During that time, we’ve seen the advent of smartphones, automated cars, even artificially intelligent grocery stores. Our technology has grown exponentially in just eighteen years, and I don’t see that trend slowing down. Consider the following advancements that happened within the last 100 years: the Internet,…
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Why I’m Passing On Venom
Last April, I posted the following comic panel … As you can tell, the first Venom trailer did not impress me. I’m sure you’ll find this surprising because I’m something of a fan of that genre. If it’s a comic book movie, I’m pretty much guaranteed to watch it. But something about Venom just turned…
