Opinion
Remember the real reason for Memorial Day…but still grill
By Kara Kimbrough If Americans can start decorating for Christmas in October, there’s no reason we can’t begin planning for Memorial Day. In all actuality, May 29 and the accompanying long weekend for many will be here before we know it. There’s just something about the first holiday of summer – Memorial Day –…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THESE TOUGH MEN ARE RARE”
Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison. Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself. Physically, it’s a man who has the capability and determination…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Evil Dead Rise”
By Bob Garver
It’s weird when a super-low-budget cult movie like 1981’s “The Evil Dead” gets a well-funded sequel. So many elements are bound to be better with a …
Read MoreA few of my favorite social media finds
By Kara Kimbrough Just like almost everything in popular culture, positive and negative features arise. This applies to social media. In fact, one particular platform with Chinese owners is on the verge of extinction, at least in the U.S. As I recently told a group of impressionable students, it’s important to be a responsible social…
Read MoreKnow your noodles when it comes to Asian bowls of goodness
By Kara Kimbrough I’ve been open about my obsession with soup. I could easily eat soup every day of the week with one caveat: someone else would have to make it. As much as I love and in fact, do make soup quite often, it’s a time-consuming chore if done right. Boiling the liquid, braising…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “FORTUNE TELLERS DON’T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME”
They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘TAROT CARD READER,’ ‘FORTUNE TELLER,’ and ‘PALM READER’ seem to be on every block. Look online and there are also the online psychics – the “Call me, and I’ll tell you your future” people. And don’t forget,…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “WRONG PLACE AND TIME, BUT TOTALLY INNOCENT, OF COURSE”
You and I hear them, the stories of people who insist they are totally innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet they are definitely identified as being at the scene of the crime, in the company of the criminals. How does that happen? Realistically, how often does a person just happen to find themselves in the wrong…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
By Bob Garver Last week, I wrote in my review of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” that I wasn’t really familiar with the “Dungeons & Dragons” game, and that may have affected my enjoyment of the movie. There will be no such disclaimer for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” My brother and I were…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Pope’s Exorcist”
By Bob Garver When I first heard that there was a movie called “The Pope’s Exorcist,” I thought maybe it was about a guy that performs an exorcism on The Pope. That could be a cool idea – the holiest man in the Catholic Church himself needing an exorcism. But no, it’s just about The…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “NOTHING FUN ABOUT IT, USUALLY”
“I am not stupid! Ignorant maybe, but certainly not totally stupid.” The rallying cry of most of us. Everyone feels better when they have at least a little bit of knowledge concerning …
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