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Some like it hot:

I wonder how hot it is on Mercury in the summertime. Mercury, as you know, is the closest planet to the sun and therefore the hottest. This city, as you

Where is the truth hiding?

Searching for the truth is becoming harder to define let alone to find.

In recent years, the search for the elusive truth has become much more difficult to find. In news stories, journalists are supposed to pursue the truth no matter where it leads and follow the facts dispassionately. Learning that reporters and editors are human and sometimes completely blind to their own bias has become the Great Awakening of the 90’s to the present. No matter how they may try, if they try at all, their personal bias creeps through to color the story.

Respect earned, forfeited by USA women

One of the great unifying elements of sports is a group, city, state or nation coming together to cheer for a team. It is especially satisfying when the team represents your city, state or nation with class. The Olympics are the height of athletic events in regards to the world putting aside the worries of life for a season while the focus is on the performance of the team.

New ways to do the main thing

I recently had an accident that has severely limited the use of my left arm. There is no long-term problem other than moving my left arm into position to do things like type or pull up my pants on the left side can be quite painful. It can last for hours afterwards.

President's speech was no dud

Speeches by American Presidents vary, even with the help of professional writers penning the words for them.

Ronald Reagan had an air about his messages that almost commanded respect. Bill Clinton was surprisingly effective and with a more heart-felt nature. Both came during times when the economy was pretty good.

Licking Blue Bell, eating hotdogs

Let me set the record straight. Readers of this column know of my passion for Blue Bell, but it was not me who opened and licked Tin Roof before returning it to the Walmart shelf in Lufkin. It would have been Dutch Chocolate.

Tampering with a consumer product is a felony and the person is facing prison and a $10,000 fine. Videotaping the stunt was certainly fun, but punishable. A dumb rookie.

When it comes to eating, there are professionals. They were on display this week. On camera too.

The Fourth of July

When I look back to the Fourth of July during my earliest years, it wasn’t a party. There were no computer-generated displays of fireworks.

It would begin, instead, with a quiet picnic lunch underneath a cross.

Celebrate freedom while we still can

It used to be that national pride was common. In fact, as recently as September 11 of 2001, it was practiced and accepted as part of what Americans expressed.

Following the unprovoked attack on the United States of America, unprecedented fervor was seen and expressed everywhere. Stadiums actually had huge flags unfurled for the playing of the national anthem. People sang the lyrics with passion, even shedding tears.

Traffic disco

There are several car commercials on TV that show people dancing in the front seat of their cars. That’s a good reason to buy a brand-new $33,000 car: so you can get a $500 sound system. Good deal, huh?

The commercials don’t say anything about the car’s reliability, safety features or gas mileage. Come to think of it, the commercials don’t say anything about the car at all. It’s as if they’re not selling you a car, but a stereo that you can drive.

Good Morning Vietnam!

The movie starring Robin Williams loosely told the story of Armed Forces Radio Station DJ, Adrian Cronauer. He was gone by the time I arrived in-country in February, 1968. It’s odd I don’t remember listening to radio during my two tours on boats in Vietnam, but I must have since I remember popular tunes of the time.