Today’s elected Republicans can be compared to the people of The Twilight Zone's Peaksville — afraid of the child-like, emotionally undeveloped man they have allowed to assume control over not only themselves but also the entire country.
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By D’Anne Witkowski –– Hello and welcome to yet another day of the horrifying reality show none of us can escape from: the “Destroy the U.S.” edition of “The Apprentice”.
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Brightened by citrus soy sauce, flamed by wasabi and jalapeno, grounded by avocado and a chili-lime aioli, the nachos had an unexpected yet perfect mix of flavors.
A glitch is when you tap the wrong passcode on the keypad to unlock your house. A glitch is when your TV blinks off and reboots during a storm. A careless, bombastic text that even accidently puts millions of America’s military in danger isn’t a glitch.
“The Word of Dog” is the kind of book that may make your brain hurt, but in a good way.
Fly high, you beautiful, blazing star. Sister Forestine smiles knowing you have found that city that we all sang about on those sunny Sunday mornings.
One of the friendliest, fastest and most professional bartenders in the Houston/Galveston area is Casey Reed.
By SA Tripi –– I watched an old movie years ago with Eddie Cantor, an entertainer from the twenties and thirties. He sang a song “The Man on the Flying
By Terri Schlichenmeyer You had plenty of both and then, well, life and politics wedged an ocean-sized chasm between you and it makes you sad. And yet – are you
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