As 2020 finally comes to a close, Shimbo looks back at the horror that was (and still is) with a message of hope for the year to come We’ve been through a lot in 2020, haven’t we? Looking out upon the last day of 2020, a year that for so many felt like six years in one, it brings an… Read more →
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author passed away Monday after a brief illness. Toni Morrison taught me to dream. Famed prizewinning author Toni Morrison died Monday night at the age of 88; although her writing has been part of the collective consciousness of American society for most of my near-42 years, the timeless nature of her work never felt dated. At this… Read more →
I think it’s time we had a talk. You may not want to listen, you may not want to care, but I can assure you, we’ll both be better off if you did. For so long, and especially now, we’ve spent more time talking at each other than to each other. While life for all of us here in America is… Read more →
by Shimbo More and more, it’s harder to tell real stories from those that might appear in the Onion; this one is no different. A 9-year-old girl gets to spend the formative years of her life in therapy after shooting a gun instructor in the head, killing him, while he was showing her how to shoot an Uzi, authorities said… Read more →
War is hell. It’s never been any other way. Before we dive in with the umpteenth discussion on recently released POW Bowe Bergdahl from his five-year captivity, I’d like to first share some facts with you. Since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began, 211,819 combat veterans serving in the US Armed Forces were treated by the VA for post-traumatic stress disorder… Read more →
