No Catchy Titles for Pedos

Pedophiles. That’s the subject of Prof. Taylor’s Crime Stories column, tendered for publication in the Gainesville Times, November 22, 1988. (*Note: Dad apparently took the week off November 15, 1988. The NE Georgia section did not contain his column that week. (Yes, I looked throughout the entire edition). Anyway, back to a subject I generally…… Continue reading No Catchy Titles for Pedos

Compulsory Vaccinations Alert — Eugenics

Such language! Okay, here’s one that will likely offend the millennials for dated verbiage in reprint. George Carlin famously derided the use of today’s soft language. The subjective term being “learning disabled” as one of several replacements for retarded or imbecile, which have become highly-offensive slurs. Yet, the softening of a severe mental condition is…… Continue reading Compulsory Vaccinations Alert — Eugenics

Gunfighting Blues

Gunfighting? A much younger me once asked my father if he ever drew his weapon and fired in the course of duty; had he ever participated in an actual gunfight? Was it like those we watched on the television or at the movies — Dirty Harry, etc.? His answer was usually stoic, reverent, and largely…… Continue reading Gunfighting Blues