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."

Should College Football Be Abolished?

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

Does Buzz Bissinger score a touchdown with you, or do you find him personally foul? The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (author of the 1988 bestseller and cautionary tale “Friday … Read more

Mother’s Day: No Ifs, Ands Or Buts

By Danny Tyree, May 8, 2012June 14, 2013

“Mom, I love you, BUT…” I wonder how many times a day that phrase (more ominous than heartwarming) is uttered in this great land. Certainly there is a … Read more

There’s Gold In Them Thar Asteroids!

By Danny Tyree, April 28, 2012June 14, 2013

Back when I was a tyke, the “Dick Tracy” comic strip ran an ongoing storyline about mining for gold on the moon. I loved it, but this was … Read more

Older Drivers: Should They Be Tested?

By Danny Tyree, April 19, 2012June 14, 2013

Some call it profiling. Some call it discrimination. Some call it stereotyping. Some call it “Grandma, you can’t keep ripping off my metropolitan phonebook in order to see … Read more

Rethinking “Rethinking Heaven”

By Danny Tyree, April 17, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree The cover story in the April 16 Time magazine (“Rethinking Heaven”) reveals that the 85 percent of Americans who believe in an afterlife are not … Read more

A Naked Face In The Crowd

By Danny Tyree, April 7, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree A concerned mother makes an emergency trip to her child’s school without applying lipstick or mascara. A conscientious junior executive misses her manicure and hairstyling … Read more

Titanic: 100 Years And Still Fascinating

By Danny Tyree, March 31, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree My fascination with the RMS Titanic began on September 9, 1966. That’s when the premiere of the short-lived ABC science fiction series “The Time Tunnel” … Read more

Home Alone: The Trend, Not The Movie

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

By Danny Tyree Paradox of the week: if you live alone, you’re not alone. According to “Going Solo: The Extraordinary And Surprising Appeal of Living Alone,” by Eric … Read more

Museum of Government Waste?

By Danny Tyree, March 10, 2012September 9, 2014

Museum of Government Waste?

The legendary $435 Pentagon hammer may soon have a new home. By Danny Tyree According to The Daily Caller, filmmakers Ellen and Jim Hubbard have devoted five years … Read more

Girl Scouts USA: A 100th Birthday Salute

By Danny Tyree, March 5, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree It’s a regrettable sign of our fast-paced lives. After Veterans Day our thoughts of the nation’s heroes go back into mothballs along with their uniforms. … Read more