Danny Tyree

Welcome to Tyrades! By Danny Tyree. Controversial author Harlan Ellison once described the work of Mr. Tyree as “wonkily extrapolative” and said his mind “works like a demented cuckoo clock.” Tyree generated a particular buzz on the Internet with his column spoofing real-life Christian nudist camps. A lifelong small-town southerner, he graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications. Danny welcomes reader e-mail responses at [email protected] and visits to his Facebook fan page "Tyree's Tyrades."

Coming Soon: A Shortage of Olympic Athletes?

By Danny Tyree, July 20, 2012December 21, 2018

Coming Soon: A Shortage of Olympic Athletes?

Just as the Summer Olympics are poised to begin in London, we receive disturbing news about the health of American youth. A new Centers For Disease Control report … Read more

The Internet, Mental Illness And You

By Danny Tyree, July 12, 2012November 15, 2023

The Internet, Mental Illness And You

“Is The Web Driving Us Mad?,” asks a recent Newsweek cover story regarding our use of the internet. According to the article, there is now a growing body … Read more

Hey, Teacher, Leave Them Kids’ (Sunscreen) Alone!

By Danny Tyree, July 9, 2012June 14, 2013

What’s so fair about a fair complexion? I ask that as one who tires of “clever” remarks about onlookers being blinded by my legs when I wear shorts, … Read more

Heads Up: Remember National ‘Pay Attention Day’

By Danny Tyree, June 28, 2012August 8, 2015

We’re all guilty of being oblivious — can we agree to pay attention a little more? Why does no one pay attention? It makes for an awkward situation … Read more

Independence Day: It Gets Worse

By Danny Tyree, June 22, 2012June 14, 2013

Back in my days at Marshall County High School (Lewisburg, Tennessee), I was given the assignment of writing a futurist piece for the school newspaper. I threw something … Read more

One Town’s War On Profanity

By Danny Tyree, June 18, 2012June 14, 2013

According to the Associated Press, residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts have voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 civil fine for loud, … Read more

Father’s Day: A Survival Guide

By Danny Tyree, June 11, 2012June 14, 2013

I’m counting on last autumn’s funeral to help me put Father’s Day in the proper perspective. The day after Thanksgiving our beloved 14-year-old cat Mewsilla surrendered the last … Read more

Needed: Super-Heroes for the Rest of Us

By Danny Tyree, June 1, 2012June 14, 2013

Just when you think the entertainment world has enough mutants, gods and playboy scientists, you realize there’s room —nay, a terrible demand — for MORE super-heroes. CBS News recently … Read more

Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Remee Dream Director’s Chair

By Danny Tyree, May 24, 2012June 14, 2013

You’re dreaming if you think I’m going to rush out and purchase a Remee (“the world’s first comfortable, affordable lucid dreaming mask”). The Remee (the brainchild of Brooklyn-based … Read more

Sugar: Does It Make You Dumb?

By Danny Tyree, May 16, 2012June 14, 2013

“Sugar in the morning/Sugar in the evening/Sugar at suppertime…” My late father would often burst into those lyrics from the 1958 McGuire Sisters hit “Sugartime.” Little did he … Read more