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Opinion August 14, 2009  RSS feed
The deck was stacked in New Hampshire
      I watched parts of Obama's NH speech, and later, news reports of Arlen Specters' meeting in PA. Specter's meeting was marked by angry outbursts by citizens fed up with corruption, incompetence, and self- serving greed from government in general and Congress in particular. That's happening more and more frequently, all across the nation.
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It's a perilous road we are on
      President Obama made many promises during his campaign, but he has already thrown several of them down the drain. He had promised not to raise taxes on non- wealthy people, but now he is talking about the possibility of taxing the health insurance we get from our employers.
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Mopeds are a danger to our roadways
      Why does our state of South Carolina allow any motorized vehicle to be operated on our roads and highways without requirement of a driver's license, tag, and insurance? For the rest of the registered motorists this is grossly unfair.
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We apologize
      "86 and healthy as a horse" on this page last week referred to someone other than Jack Truluck. Jack Truluck mentioned in Call the Cops died in the late 1980s of cancer.
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It's not a criticism; It's an observation
DIY dos and don'ts
      The Woman Whose Garbage I'm Responsible For thinks I have an unnatural attraction to Amy Matthews, the current go to girl on DIY Network. I do watch both the shows she hosts, but it is only because I have an interest in seeing people save money and increase the value of their homes. It's kind of a hobby.
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Thirty- something speaks
Self- induced adversity
      It won't be long before I walk by you on the beach with my shorts, metal detector, white sneakers, and black socks. The aging process is taking a toll on my fashion sense, but more than that, it is affecting my thinking. I'm not sure that's necessarily a bad thing.
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Baghead's tactical error
      Late one night Clyde walks into a convenience store. He heads straight for the back of the store where he pulls a paper bag over his head. There's a hole punched in the front of the bag so Clyde will be able to see out.
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Please keep me cool in the summer.
      Remember I have no shoes when you walk me on the hot pavement and I wear a fur coat.
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