Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I detest the Progressive definition of privilege. In a post that dare not speak its name, I challenged the notion that privilege equates to any unearned advantage a person comes to possess. To me, privilege is when someone lawfully gets preferential treatment at the expense of someone else’s …
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Fifty years ago today, two Americans walked on the moon. I was seven years old at the time, just old enough to appreciate how remarkable that achievement was. I still get chills thinking about the summer of 69. My world revolved around two things: the New York Mets and the Apollo moon mission. And while …
During my first stab at higher education, I was a prop. I wasn’t at Buffalo University (UB) to enrich my own well-being, I was there to enrich the well-being of others—namely, administrators, tenured professors, and coaches. Sadly, I wasn’t the only prop at UB. Most of my fellow students were props as well. We partied, …
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Warning: If you have a delicate constitution, you will likely be offended by what follows. I offer no apologies. It is MY manifesto, after all. If you disagree, I look forward to reading YOUR manifesto, and I will respectfully listen to YOUR views. I’m simply asking that you respectfully listen to mine. This is America—the …
Oops! My bad. I uploaded the wrong video. Must be the North Carolina heat getting to my brain. Below is a link to Mrs. Groovy and I discussing the things we don’t miss about New York. Next week, Obamacare! Hello, groovy freedomist. In this episode of Talking Trash, we try to explain why we’re not …