From a young age, I have been a consumer of old pop culture. As a kid, I loved reading Walter R. Brooks’ Freddy the Pig series (This blog post covers other old works of fiction I enjoyed). Thanks to Dr. Demento’s radio show, I knew about Spike Jones and Noel Coward. As a voracious fan [...]
The kids are alright
There was a fascinating article in the Washington Post magazine about “toxic parents,” although the actual subject was a little broader: how parents view their relationship with their children. I have written in the past about how we view young people (this post references “Youth Gone Wild” scares and this one focuses on the evil [...]
“Oh, oh, oh, oh… We are gonna tell it to the (one-two) kids!”
Earlier this week, I ranted — at length — in reaction to an essay that fretted about kids today and their behavior. In this instance, it was about the rising rate of oral sex among teenage girls, but this is an old discussion. The Youth of Today are always going to Hell, and have been [...]
Kiss Me Ass, Cait
I like reading different people’s takes on the same thing. That’s why blogs are great. At their best, they represent individual points-of-view and the Internet allows access to a whole lot of those points. Sadly, many people seem to like to read a lot of blogs that are very close in outlook. They like to [...]
Blame game
There has been a lot of interest in the D.C./Baltimore area about a terrible incident on Tuesday of this week, when an 8-year-old boy shot and wounded a 7-year-old girl at a day-care center. On Thursday, there were further details about how the boy’s father showed the boy how to handle and fire the .38 [...]