Commentary

Damn The Torpedoes

  • An Impending Gambling Debate

    March 08, 2010

    At a meeting to be held sometime in the not-too-distant future: …

  • The Fishy Nature of Things

    February 23, 2010

    About a month ago I was watching the late news and caught my first glimpse of new U.

  • Is ‘Bama Going ‘Footloose?’

    February 08, 2010

    So the other night I was watching the old Kevin Bacon movie that was such a massive hit when I was a teen… “Footloose. …

  • ‘Bama’s Gambling Spy Game

    January 26, 2010

    So this is what the gambling “debate” in Alabama has come to — a game of “Spy Versus Spy.

  • State Senator Herman Thomas?

    January 12, 2010

    There are truly many strange and incredible things that seem to happen all the time around our wonderful burg — things that might drive some of us to the bottle (or even to illegal weed-like substances). …

  • State Senator Herman Thomas?

    January 12, 2010

    There are truly many strange and incredible things that seem to happen all the time around our wonderful burg — things that might drive some of us to the bottle (or even to illegal weed-like substances). …

  • Don’t Let Patty Get Us Down

    December 29, 2009

    “I have stood on the line in Everett, Washington, where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes. …

  • Of Mobtown’s Wishlist and ‘Manscaping’

    December 14, 2009

    It’s a bitterly cold night at the North Pole, and Santa’s number one elf, Ernie, is going through a few last-minute letters to make sure his boss is ready for the Big Night. …

  • Looser Slots Good for Bama?

    November 30, 2009

    To gamble or not to gamble, that is the question, isn’t it? …

  • Feeling Ugly? Go to El Paso.

    November 17, 2009

    Men of Mobile, we have been insulted! …