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Opinion July 4, 2008  RSS feed
Thirty- something speaks
Welcome to the family, Sniffy Doug
      I have four experiences with rodents from my childhood, and none of them are good. My second experience occurred when I was eight. My parents caved in to my begging and bought me a hamster. I named him Fred. He was a cute little hamster as long as I admired him from afar.
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Sticks and stones...and words???
      Johnny Miller, NBC's golf analyst, has an uncanny ability to predict golfer's actions but habitually dismisses the talent of current pros by declaring so much of their work easy. He is also abrasively honest. Current PGA players and the language police despise him.
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A barn like no other
      According to a story circulating on the Internet, a New York man and his wife retire and are looking for a place to settle down- somewhere out in the country. They see an ad for a farm that's being sold for back taxes. It just so happens the farm is in Portugal- that's in western Europe between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean.
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I Believe they just don't get it
      The legislature wrote it, the governor signed it, and the lieutenant governor says he will finance I Believe license plates for South Carolina cars. "It is only a way for drivers to express their beliefs. It is freedom of speech," they say.
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Don't let your pet get caught in the cross fire
      For humans, the thunderous bangs and whistles from Independence Day fireworks are the ultimate expression of national pride. For many of our four- legged friends, however, July 4th is a time of high anxiety and stress. This year, Phantom Fireworks' Animal Safety Consultant, Dr.
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