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
Danny Tyree’s Column
Humor column by Danny Tyree, sometimes political, sometimes not.
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!
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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?
“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
