The thing about “senseless violence” is that it implies there’s another kind of violence. The sensible kind. Everybody talks about senseless violence, but I can’t get a decent conversation going about sensible? Here are a list of sensible reasons to kill… Read More ›
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MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #166 So. Do you figure our thoughts and prayers are working on the violence thing? Are you also sending thoughts and prayers to the children who are afraid to go to school because they might get shot? Do… Read More ›
WATCHING F%$KING “YELLOWSTONE” ON NETFLIX – A SPICY LITTLE REVIEW
ANOTHER FLASHBACK WHERE SATURDAY IS FRIDAY BUT DOES ANYONE CARE? When talking about movies, one thing just seems to lead to another. Marleen mentioned Yellowstone and remembered writing this post, but not what I wrote. I went back and it… Read More ›
ANGEL COMES OUT – RICH PASCHALL
Seven years ago I ran across this story. Angel had posted it 3 years earlier to YouTube. I thought it should be told here, so I wrote it down and tried to track down Angel. It was by far the… Read More ›
GUNS, GREED, AND POLITICS – #FPQ 114
Fandango’s Provocative Question #114 – LAWS AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THE U.S.A. It’s the question we ask ourselves and each other when a shooter kills people who never did him harm. We ask how someone who is so mentally unstable and… Read More ›
AND THE BIG SHOW IS BACK ON TELEVISION
Today the big subject is “lack of remorse.” That no matter what he has done, T#$%@ has NEVER said he was sorry. Never apparently felt any sadness for the deaths of people in the incited crowds. How are we letting… Read More ›
IMPEACHMENT REDUX
Watching Impeachment Redux on CNN, eating Owen’s freshly-baked French bread (oh wow oh wow it’s so GOOD!) while realizing I’m not getting dressed today. I’ve got Lidocaine patches on my back and anything with a waistband will knock them off…. Read More ›
WATCHING F%$KING “YELLOWSTONE” ON NETFLIX – A SPICY LITTLE REVIEW
Garry really wanted to watch Yellowstone. He was being his own special kind of nag. Every time we watched something else, after it ended he would say: “NOW can we watch Yellowstone?” Subtle. Very subtle. I had wanted to watch… Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS HE SAID, AND THEN HE DID – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE! – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My husband is a sweet and gentle man. He is not aggressive and doesn’t have a violent bone in his body. Yet he spends hours a day watching violence on TV, in movies and actively participating in it with video… Read More ›
VIOLENCE OF THE SENSIBLE KIND – Marilyn Armstrong
The thing about “senseless violence” is that it implies there’s some other kind. The sensible kind. Everybody talks about senseless violence … but what about the other kind of violence? How come no one talks about sensible violence? Sensible Violence: Good… Read More ›
VIOLENCE AND THE EVENING MEAL – Rich Paschall
Originally posted on rjptalk:
Pulling the trigger on violence “Hey pal, what’s up?” “Hey! I got trouble with my damn kids.” “I’m sorry to hear that. What seems to be the problem?” “Last night they wuz shootin at cops and…
99 New: Now – REBLOG – Jan Wilburg
Originally posted on Red's Wrap:
I have only this to say tonight – after a day of news about people murdered while praying. Start where you are Use what you have Do what you can –Arthur Ashe Don’t wait…
GORE AND GUTS ON TV – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My husband is a sweet and gentle man. He is not aggressive and doesn’t have a violent bone in his body. Yet he spends hours a day watching violence on TV, in movies and actively participating in it with video… Read More ›
THEN THERE WERE SEVEN – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Deep in our mid-November funk, last night we watched a very dark “Longmire” episode. I told Marilyn I was depressed. Looking out at the bleak night sky, Marilyn also said she was depressed too. What to do? As the furry… Read More ›
ANOTHER CATEGORY OF VIOLENCE
The thing about “senseless violence” is that it implies there’s some other kind. The sensible kind. Everybody talks about senseless violence … but what about the other kind of violence? How come no one talks about sensible violence? Reasonable, well thought-out violence. “He… Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived… Read More ›
ANGEL COMES OUT
It was not just the recent passing of the 20th anniversary of the brutal murder of Matthew Shephard that made me think back on the story that we first published two years ago (below). It was also the rise of… Read More ›
THE OTHER KIND OF VIOLENCE
Everybody talks about senseless violence … but what about the other kind of violence? How come no one talks about sensible violence? You hear about senseless violence even more often than the ubiquitous “stay in the car.” We know no one stays in the… Read More ›
KILLING YOU, KILLING ME
An episode of Law and Order got me thinking. “Under what circumstances might I commit murder — or kill someone — for any reason?” We all say stuff. “I’m going to kill you,” doesn’t mean you are actually planning a murder. You… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 