Hot Boiled Peanuts

I enjoy reading the section of comments that follows most news stories found on the internet. Sometimes, there is a poignant comment posted ...

The following is an exact transcript of Rick Santorum’s speech after winning the Republican primary in three states the other night. The rem...

On Saturday, South Carolina Republican Primary voters cast their votes for the candidate that they most believe represents their views. Thou...

I believe that the best way to form an opinion is to listen to both sides of an argument. Instead of hunkering down in the liberal televisio...

When you think of Denver, what do you think of? The Rocky Mountains, right? But Denver isn’t in the mountains; it’s only near them. Without ...

So there I was those years ago, refusing to get caught up in the Facebook frenzy. But my friends begged and pleaded for me to join. They sa...

Some of you may still remember the glory days of Las Vegas when the drinks were free and the shrimp cocktail was cheap. If you do not rememb...

So you think you are ready for the world? You aren’t. Until now, you have been sheltered and protected. The world you have been living in is...

I don’t know what this past winter season was like at your house, but here in Colorado we got screwed. It was the most bone-chilling winter ...

I have decided to resume my blog. I have shied away from the blog because I have been afraid of expressing my opinion for fear of having it ...

Growing up in small east Texas towns, my parents were not well-traveled as children. My father often recants his story of a canoe trip in Mi...

I have not had much personal experience with death. I've only been to a handful of funerals in my life and I've never had a sociall...

I know it's been some time since my last blog, my friends. I don't know where the time goes. So much has been happening lately, ye...

Over Memorial Day weekend, I traveled to SoCal to visit with some dear friends. I now remember why I moved away. The first stop was the Hun...

If you are anything like me, while you put your time in at work, you can easily think of several things you would rather be doing instead of...

Recently, I was subjected to several hours of the year's most important television program, the NFL draft. I could tell how important th...

What is the meaning of the word enough? I don't mean the dictionary definition, but instead what does the word mean to me? It's some...

Well, it only took nineteen days, but my friend ***** finally took the time out of her busy day working for the government to read my blog. ...

For those of you wondering where I've been, I seem to have become a bit uninspired lately. Fear not because several things have gotten u...

This is a very hectic week for me. I need to take a mental break from the blog. I'll try to get back to it this weekend. I hope you h...

Yesterday, we went out to buy some paint. We came home with a new car. Overall, this transaction was a relatively easy process. But it was s...

I have made it a policy to always speak of people in the third person on this blog, and never to use a person's name. But today, I'm...

There is one word in the English language that is more powerful than any other that I can think of. This word can immediately reduce a pers...