Opinions in the Shorts: Vol. 41

On Palin Endorsement
Recently in a New York race, Sarah Palin endorsed the third-party candidate instead of the party-backed Republican. I wonder about the following: Why hasn’t the Libertarian Party courted her? Why hasn’t she (or has she) approached the Libertarian Party? It seems their platform matches many of her ideals and the party could use [...]

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On Cincinnati Sports as of Now

The Cincinnati sports scene has been a hodge-podge of ups and downs. The past 20 years have primarily been a downer for our two main professional teams: the Bengals and the Reds. So the fact that the Reds finished strong and the Bengals are off to a good start does help. On the other hand, [...]

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On Lutherans and Sexuality

I’m a Lutheran … actually an ELCA Lutheran. Yep, the ones whose August assembly took a dramatic step in passing a social statement regarding homosexuality, including clergy in same-gender relationships. To say that this was an easy decision would be a lie. So would if one said that every church member is comfortable with the [...]

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On All-Time Pauls

There have been 6 Pope Pauls and 2 John Pauls, but none of them occupied the center square on Hollywood Squares as Paul Lynde or played in the NFL as Paul Hornung. I grew up in a time with Paul Richards on the Wheaties box, which was sold at a small grocery store in my [...]

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On a Classy Start to the Week

Monday morning is a drag to some – or as fellow blogger The Beeze calls his weekly posts as Monday Moanin’. Although I’m not one who sees Monday as a downer, I recognize that others need something to jump start their week – thus the purpose of this Category of posts.
Instead of something lively or [...]

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