It seems that there is never a shortage of those who are willing to believe anything presented to them.  The only thing one needs in order to hold sway over a group, apparently, is some charisma and a good deal of what can only be described as egocentricity.  History is littered… Read full post »

I have to admit straight off, I'm perplexed.  Maybe some of you good folk can help me see the light.

I've dallied with different styles, dipped my creative toe into the poetic waters, and generally tried to stretch my writerly legs as much as possible without becoming trite.

I've noticed that,… Read full post »

At one time or another, we’ve all done it.  Someone has confronted us about something, maybe something extremely important or maybe something trivial, and we’ve gone ahead and fabricated an answer.  Politicians do it all the time, whether directly or… Read full post »

I briefly dropped in today and found this post on the cover.  

What's The Big Deal About Plagiarism?

It completely gobsmacked me that anyone calling themselves a "writer" would have pasted together this sorry bit of inaccuracy.  Even more disturbing, someone designated an "editor" actually g… Read full post »

 I signed on this evening simply to see what was available.  As I skimmed the site, attempting to find something worth my time and finding much that immediately was not,  I came across this post by Douglas Moran :

On PiracyAnd Copyrights: The Stupidity Of Delay And Denial… Read full post »

I suppose it was bound to happen, being Friday and all.  The sudden influx of posts which border on incredulity has begun once more.  It seems to occur whenever the editor of the moment has left the  building.

I'm positively beside myself at how illogical this place is.  I've been… Read full post »

It makes me cringe to see the amount of strife between people.  The justifications that are used are typically the most atrocious nonsense, if one would but think on it for a few moments.  It isn’t limited to places like South Africa, or the Middle East, or European hotbeds of snobber… Read full post »

I’ve been thinking about racism a lot lately.  I spent my formative years in the public school system, so I was always exposed to people who were different whether it was skin color, nationality, economic status or religious affiliation.  There was a large undercurrent of racism back… Read full post »

Television was invented in the early 1900s, and there was a tremendous amount of growth once the electric model replaced the mechanical model. Television was a medium that gained ground quickly because of its capacity for visual as well as audio programming.  As of 1975, th… Read full post »

I’ve been here for several days now and it has been exciting, to say the least.  I have motored around and read quite a bit here, some things attracted my attention enough to comment and some were simply a means to wile away the hours.  It has all been informative, though. … Read full post »

I've been told that I need a short bio for this place, although I'm curious as to what purpose that will serve.  None of you with the good sense God gave you know whether I am being painfully honest or slyly full of shit.  Nevertheless, if I am to sustain a… Read full post »

So, this is approaching the close of my first day here.  I created an introductory post of sorts, which I don't even think got looked at (how the hell can you tell if people are seeing your posts?), and I posted an opinion piece I've been kicking around for a bit.… Read full post »

van·quish

   /'væ?kw??, 'væn-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [vang-kwish, van-] Show IPA

-verb (used with object)

1.         to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.

2.         to defeat i… Read full post »

Hi everyone.  I've been lurking for a while, trying to figure this place out, but I'm coming up empty.  It is a confusing place, to be sure.  I look at the home page here, and the way comments and posts just zip by so fast, and I feel kind of like… Read full post »