Category: I Got Here As Fast As I Could

The Republican Party … at least nationally … has come to a fork in the road and it’s time to take the path away from Donald Trump. Assuming Joe Biden wins the presidency after all legal appeals and investigations have run their course, how long does the GOP enable Donald Trump’s  childish rants and lies … Continued

I’m getting offended by constant posts on Facebook, emails and texts reminding me I still have time to vote. I voted days ago. Just like I’ve done in every election since turning 18 so long ago that classic rock was yet to be called classic. Democrats are urging people to do their duty and vote … Continued

The late Jack Anderson is considered one of the fathers of modern investigative journalism. He wrote a very popular column for years. I noticed after awhile, it seemed he was sometimes reaching. He’d built this reputation and some of his columns started to feel like he was pushing beyond fairness to keep his reputation. I’m … Continued

Cameron West had this idea in one of the notebooks he keeps — bringing back the West Texas Diner and honoring his famous grandpa. When Dirk’s opens soon on 13th Street, just east of Q Avenue … he’ll bring both together. “The old diners seem to be dying out, so I figured it was time … Continued

Sometimes I don’t get it. Why would anybody watch the ’90s TV show “The Nanny” with Fran Drescher and that voice? She may be a marvelous person … could not handle that voice. Refuse to watch slasher-type horror movies and believe these pieces of cinematic garbage have contributed to a cheapening of life. Flummoxed why … Continued

Please don’t send the Thought Police inside my head and tell me how I should think. It’s fine if you want to tell me how you think I should act toward and around others. I do that all the time … lately in this space I wrote a screed on what I think y’all should … Continued

My favorite Bible verse is from James 1: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. In other words, you have a choice how you … Continued

Wear a mask. Let’s not screw this up. Can’t find one? Don’t want to be bothered? Your rights are infringed? Excuse me, but have you always been this stupid or did you get your undergrad degree in stupidity? Were you in the crowd at Buffalo Springs Lake last weekend for the Village Idiots Convention? If … Continued

In photo above: When will Lubbock be able to have crowds, like those shown at the 2008 Fourth on Broadway’s Lubbock Centennial Celebration? We posted support of Let Lubbock Open on our Facebook page a few days ago … and the response was mostly positive, with some very good comments.. But how? Our friend Carl … Continued

Is our love of freedom, liberty and independence going to help the coronavirus kill us? I’ll get back to that in a bit. But first … Was talking on the phone to a man at his Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles this week, ordering food to be delivered to my mom for her 91st birthday … Continued

Those of us who lean right of center generally want less federal government and more local control … education is an example brought up often. The coronavirus crisis is a perfect example playing out. There’s so much information out there and a lot is conflicting. Liberal friends on Facebook are more than beside themselves (which … Continued

First, the positives of traveling to Los Angeles in a time of coronavirus … Traffic’s a lot better. Our flights from Lubbock to Las Vegas and Vegas to Los Angeles were not crowded – easier to get on and off and more room to stretch out. I’m really getting used to hand sanitizer and washing … Continued

I should be rooting for the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl this weekend in Miami (stadium pictured above). But like many of us in Lubbock, I hope the Kansas City Chiefs win because of Patrick Mahomes, a young man who remembers where he comes from. Why should I be rooting for Niners? Well, … Continued

How would you politically categorize a lyricist for a rock band who had: Ayn Rand as an influence. U.S. Senator Rand Paul as a fan. Two songs in National Review’s top 50 Conservative Rock Songs. A conservative writer call him “one of the great thinkers of the modern world.” A conservative? Not exactly. That’s what … Continued

(About the photo … if it’s not clear, that’s the back of the famed Hollywood sign from the top of Mt. Lee I took last month while visiting my hometown.) I love movies  … a lot. It’s a hobby for me guessing  who should be nominated for major awards and who should win. I love … Continued