The only part of Paul Ryan’s RNC convention speech that I liked was when he spoke about his mom.  He spoke how at 50 years old, when his father died, she earned a degree, started a small business and made the family proud.  He finished by saying how his mom is his role model.  There...

The dictionary defines doublespeak as “deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous and obscure language.” Most politicians are adept and frequent “doublespeakers.”   So much so, that the dictionary further explains the word as:  the art of political doublespeak. But if...

A little over a week ago, it was reported that Fifty Shades of Grey has become the bestselling book in British history.   According to The Guardian, more Grey has been sold than Brown’s The DaVinci Code or Harry Potter. Despite the fact that I love to read and that I like to be...

“What’s on your mind?” and “What’s happening?” ask Facebook and Twitter, respectively.  I’m on holiday, traveling around, and I haven’t been inspired to write, at all.  I’ve been busy, and not at all. To answer Twitter:   I’ve...