Someone puts up a post (I’d say an opinionated post but which ones aren’t?) that you invest five minutes in reading.  It really pisses you off, how narrow-minded and completely naïve they are.  Your brain has already begun listing a whole slew of responses, and you eagerly… Read full post »

Here are the first five definitions of the word “fair” as found in the online Dictionary.com website:

fair

[fair]  adjective, fair·er, fair·est, adverb, fair·er, fair·est, noun, verb

adjective

1. free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fai… Read full post »

Everyone keeps yelling about the rising cost of everything.  Food is more expensive because transportation is more expensive.  Transportation is more expensive because fuel is more expensive.  And fuel is more expensive because…because…well, we’ve NEVER really gotte… Read full post »

So this morning I read with amazement about the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. Soldier.

The Afghan community is up in arms about this, the Taliban are screaming once more for blood vengeance, and our own President is once again stuck having to try and… Read full post »

OK, let me see if I got this whole thing correct:

David Letterman made some seriously questionable jokes on his show regarding Bristol Palin.  He was called to task on it, and if memory serves me correctly the very next night he apologized on air for his distasteful… Read full post »

OK, I’ve read enough bullshit on this site to last a thousand lifetimes.  I cannot believe ANYONE who has posted here for more than a week thinks this is a “site for writers and creative artists”.

So, to help dispel the misconceptions that some have invested in, to… Read full post »

There has been a lot of heated debate around the internet, centered around the Republican nomination proceedings that present as candidates men who are opposed to insurance coverage for contraception, oppose a woman’s right to choose, oppose any concessions for illegal immigrants and deny an en… Read full post »

Well, what else is there to give up?  I have a job in a horribly crippling unemployment crisis, so I’m not giving THAT up.

I could give up cable TV.  I mean, in twenty years since Springsteen's song debuted we’ve gone so far beyond that it’s more like… Read full post »

Yesterday, I spent some time reading up on a couple of posts here that garnered a lot of attention.  I mean A LOT of attention.

I started with the “Red Alert” post by Kim Gamble, which totally flabbergasted me.  So I went and read a few posts by Diary Of… Read full post »

Every religion has a “rule the world” plan, just like Dr. Evil in “Austin Powers”.

Islam has the intention of removing all the infidels, leaving only Muslims.

Christians plan on over-running the planet with good Christians (hence the need to make birth control a “si… Read full post »

So, everyone seems worried about what this “privilege” or that “privilege” is gonna cost them.  How much will it cost us to fund Medicare, birth control for anyone who wants it, abortion, unemployment, social security, welfare, programs for the disabled.

Know what I worr… Read full post »

I want to play a game with you folks, a game I’ll bet you loved when you were just a little kid. 

It’s called “Let’s Pretend” and it really doesn’t require anything except your imagination and your desire to put aside reality for a few moments.… Read full post »

There is a lot of nose-thumbing going on now that the Occupy Wall Street protests have ramped up across the country.  The right has begun their campaign of derisive sneering, saying that the protesters don’t know what it is they are protesting.  All I can say to that is:

You’re… Read full post »

I’ve been a long-time advocate of recognizing same-sex marriage because it is the right thing to do.  For some inexplicable reason, everyone has gotten hung up on one silly little word with its dual personality.  Dictionary.com shows the word origin for “marriage” as being… Read full post »

I read Jonathan Wolfman’s piece on why we should continue to observe September 11 as a day of national mourning.  I understand that there are still, ten years later, people who are grieving and I agree that there is no time limit on grief – you’re done with it whenever you&rsqu… Read full post »

*WARNING - GROSS OVERSIMPLIFICATION AHEAD.  PROCEED SLOWLY*

I think it’s a miracle that we’ve made it this far – don’t you?  I mean, when this country was founded, there wasn’t a whole lot of industry so there wasn’t such a sharp division of the masses i… Read full post »

This is getting more than just annoying.  At this point, it is BULLSHIT that problems continue on this site and no one has a damn thing to say about it except US.

Can ANYONE on staff here at OS (HELLO???  ANYONE HOME?) please tell me WHY you can’t:

 1)    &nb… Read full post »

Frank Apisa and a few others have been gnawing over this bone for a while now.  There is some spirited debate over what constitutes a “liberal” and what doesn’t, as well as why Obama has been losing the “faithful” and what that may ultimately mean.

I’m goin… Read full post »

I’ve been keeping an eye on the news web sites to see how this whole “debt ceiling” business turns out.  Frankly, I’m a little confused though.  I’ve always recalled hearing people talking about “getting into a hole” with credit card debt, loans, et… Read full post »

What’s this I hear about commending crickets on OS?

Why in the world would anyone want to commend a cricket?  They’re noisy and annoying little bugs that get into your walls and keep you up all night with their constant chirping.  Why, even peace-loving li’l ole ME… Read full post »

It’s done.  A suspect was arrested, a trial date set.  Evidence was gathered, the prosecution put together a case for several charges.  The defendant is brought to trial and both sides call their witnesses and experts, laying out the groundwork of their respective cases.

 … Read full post »

I’ve been reading a lot of the “behaviour” posts around from last week.  I was completely unaware that Open Salon was divided into two camps, the “nice” people and the “mean” people.  Jesus.  I guess you all think Santa is running Open Salon.&n… Read full post »

So yeah, I saw the post calling for comment moderation here.  When it first went up with comments closed, I was pissed.  How do you foster a discussion when you don’t allow comments?  I read the linked article and thought it had some valid points concerning news sites and the lik… Read full post »

Hey people –

You all are scurrying like cannibalistic insects to take sides in this manufactured “dust-up” about Linda Seccaspina and tr_ig.  Half are calling for tr_ig’s head and the other half are patting him on the back.

I’m not going to do either,… Read full post »

Wiley Tom, a black cat with two white front paws and a lightning bolt of white between his eyes, was rummaging around looking for mice when he heard the sound.  It was strange, almost like a woodpecker that had gotten too old to jackhammer the tree any more… Read full post »