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Part II: Jerry Boykin’s Homo-Erotic Tribute to Manly Men

December 8, 2017November 26, 2017 Ancient, Christian History, Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Roman

First published on November 23, 2013. Both the far left and the far right have a very skewed version of the Christian religion. Both

Part I: Jerry Boykin’s Homo-Erotic Tribute to Manly Men

December 7, 2017November 26, 2017 Ancient, Art, Ayn Rand, Christian History, Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, England, FAITH, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Roman

First published on November 21, 2013. Nothing annoys me more than historical ignorance being spouted as fact, lapped up by an equally ignorant audience.

Why the Babe?

December 6, 2017November 26, 2017 20th Century US, American, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods, Ted Williams, World War II

He was out of shape, overweight, loved food, cigars, good times, little kids, and hitting ’em where they ain’t. Born in 1895, he came

Cheesy Christmas Movies

December 5, 2017November 26, 2017 Art, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE

Originally published on December 21, 2014 During the month I basically stayed with my mother, with only 2 days of relief, she spent much

Social Justice Thugs

December 4, 2017November 26, 2017 Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE

First published on November 26, 2016. The problem with so-called social justice is that for there to be ‘social justice’ for one entity, another

Christ Was Black, or a Palestinian & Other Revisionist Lies

December 2, 2017November 26, 2017 Ancient, Archaeology, Art, Bigotry, Biology, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, Racism, Revisionism, SCIENCE

First published on April 12,2017 I consider myself a historian. As such, perhaps the entities I loath the most are revisionists. I detest people

The Devil and Donald Trump

December 1, 2017November 26, 2017 Ancient, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Bill Clinton, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Eric Cantor, FAITH, Faith, George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Persecution, POLITICAL

First published on January 24, 2017 At least five years ago, when I was going through spiritual turmoil, I was having a discussion about

Understanding Henry VIII

November 30, 2017November 26, 2017 Anglican, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis 2

First published on February 18, 2017 I never truly understood the disgust Henry VIII had for the Vatican, for refusing to abdicate its role

No Hugs Please!

November 27, 2017November 26, 2017 CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL

The other day some conservative talking head became irate because someone with the Girl Scouts wrote that parents should not force their daughters to

“As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly” Thanksgiving

November 23, 2017November 22, 2017 CULTURE, MAIN PAGE

I hear my nephew-in-law is going to be frying a turkey. I want to dedicate the following to him, and all the other men

Hillary’s Agony

November 20, 2017November 19, 2017 CULTURE, Hillary Clinton, MAIN PAGE

I am one of those miserable women who must talk everything to death. I do it so badly, I annoy even my female friends,

Sunday Morning Opera: Giving Thanks

November 19, 2017November 18, 2017 Baritones, Beverly Sills, CULTURE, Leontyne Price, MAIN PAGE, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes, Thomas Hampson

Music to celebrate our country, on our unique holiday week. All voices and composers are American.

Bannon’s Civil War

November 18, 2017November 17, 2017 Abuse, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Donald Trump, MAIN PAGE, Mitch McConnell, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN

Let’s be bitterly honest here. I could be paranoid, but I’m beginning to suspect Steve Bannon is out to destroy Donald Trump. If he

The Rank Hypocrisy of the Right

November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 Abuse, Bill Clinton, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, MAIN PAGE

Once upon a time, when I was in college, I had a serious problem passing basic algebra. Long story short,and fast forward several decades,

No Moore?

November 11, 2017November 10, 2017 Abuse, CRIME, CULTURE, Democratic Party, Fighting Pedophiles, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN

I do not like Judge Roy Moore. I never have. I don’t like self-righteous men who think they are better than everyone else, especially

The Tragic Brain of Aaron Hernandez

November 10, 2017November 9, 2017 Abuse, CRIME, CULTURE, Domestic Violence, MAIN PAGE

Remember when boxers were referred too as ‘punch drunk’? There is an amazing play called Requiem for a Heavyweight about such a boxer. (I

All Politics Are….

November 9, 2017November 8, 2017 Barack Obama, Big Bill Richardson, Bill Richardson, Crazy NM Politics, DEMOCRAT, Donald Trump, MAIN PAGE, New Mexico Democrats, New Mexico GOP, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN, Steve Pearce, Susana Martinez

You know how they say all politics are local? Well, it’s true. We are currently watching a hysteria-driven Democrat victory lap because their candidates

Domestic Abuse

November 7, 2017November 6, 2017 Abuse, Antifa, CRIME, Domestic Violence, MAIN PAGE

It was pure evil. The problem, with horrors like what happened in a small Texas town is people need reasons. They need drastic reasons,

The Problem with Liberals

November 6, 2017November 5, 2017 Barack Obama, DEMOCRAT, Donald Trump, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN

I have a very good friend who is a dedicated, card-carrying liberal. She is one of the few people who will flat out argue

Sunday Morning Opera: Celebrating Opera

November 5, 2017November 4, 2017 Baritones, Beverly Sills, Bryn Terfel, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Leontyne Price, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes, Thomas Hampson

This week saw the celebration of opera as a genera, an art form, and way of life. There are those who consider it the

More of the Story….

November 1, 2017October 31, 2017 CULTURE, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL

The problem is the son of the seller of the house. He is the reason for the lien. He owed money on something and

We Have Two Countries

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 CULTURE, MAIN PAGE

Our country is an amazing place, especially if you are powerful, famous, and wealthy. When you are just we the little people, it is

Sunday Morning Opera: Baritones and Stress

October 29, 2017 Barihunks, Baritones, Beverly Sills, Bryn Terfel, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, MAIN PAGE, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes, Simon Keenlyside, Thomas Hampson

You may have noticed I’ve been on autopilot the past week or so. There are reasons. Things were so iffy last night I was

Putting the Life of Wyatt Earp into Perspective

October 28, 2017October 17, 2017 American, As a Christian, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published October 29, 2013 How do we put Wyatt Earp into perspective? By now, you will have come to realize I love history.

The Obligatory October 26 Post

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 Billy Clanton, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

It was about 2:15 PM on a very windy, very chilly Wednesday afternoon when four brave men began what we now call The Walk.

The High Cost of Doing What Is Right

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 American, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CRIME, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

It was clearly a case of cops gone bad. Even during the inquest, the judge said that the town marshal had committed an ‘injudicious

St. Crispin’s Day

October 25, 2017October 17, 2017 Art, Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, England, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE

If we follow the letter of the speech, then I must honor St. Crispin’s Day. One of my Clements ancestors was knighted on the

Don’t Let It Be Forgot…That Once There Was a Spot

October 24, 2017October 8, 2017 Ancient, Books by SJ Reidhead, Cochise County Cowboy War, Doc John Henry Holiday, England, Gunfight at the OK Corral, MAIN PAGE, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Roman, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

First published on July 12, 2010. …it really did exist! If the history of Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the OK Corral were

The Myth of Guns and the Wild West

October 23, 2017October 8, 2017 A Church for Helldorado, As a Republican, Books by SJ Reidhead, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Cultural Illiteracy, Democratic Party, Doc John Henry Holiday, Episcopal Church, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, John Behan, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Republican Party, Republicans, The Second Mrs. Earp, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published on April 10, 2017. Ordinance No.9: “To Provide against Carrying of Deadly Weapons” (effective April 19, 1881). Section 1. “It is hereby

Feminists, Whores, Successful Women, and the Slut Walk

October 17, 2017October 16, 2017 Abuse, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Domestic Violence, Hillary Clinton, MAIN PAGE

One of the things I find fascinating about this horrible story is the fact that the actresses who profited the most by prostituting themselves