Gringos Get You isn’t the feel-good, emotional bonding version, folks. (Is there a Mexican Yakov Smirnoff?) A fragment of the Old, Wild West — when justice often came self-served or not at all. As the years march, it fades further from memory, outside of its most famous occurrences, O.K. Corral, et al. So many other…… Continue reading In Arizona, The Gringos Get You
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Shroud the Noun, Shroud the Verb
You Want to Believe Of course you do! Thing is, how far are they willing to go to verify facts? Oh, facts … their facts, his facts, her facts, your facts. Facts from experts, facts on experts … One of my favorite quotes from Raiders of the Lost Ark is “Fact, not Truth. If it’s…… Continue reading Shroud the Noun, Shroud the Verb
Crowley and His Tweets
Crowley and his Tweets? Originally published in the Gainesville Times on September 27, 1988, Prof. Taylor examines the case of a young, sinister criminal called Francis “Two Gun” Crowley. You may glean a few takeaways from this story, but if there’s any one in particular above the rest, it’s that a little love often goes…… Continue reading Crowley and His Tweets