Distasteful attacks go too far

June 4, 2017

I do not like Draymond Green. I know I’ve said it before. I will say it again. I do not like Draymond Green. One of the power forwards of the Golden State Warriors (pretty much all of whom I loathe, BTW), Green irks the ever-living daylights out of me with his arrogance, his condescending manner and his general garbage mouth. For those of you who may not know, he is a master of trash talk who is infamous throughout the NBA for riling up his opponents through verbal attacks … and physical ones, too. I don’t like Draymond Green because, to me, he’s a little too dirty for NBA ...

Zeroing on war movies stirs patriotic passions

May 28, 2017

I’m not going to lie. I was immediately sucked in by the trailer. The soaring fighter pilots, the blazing warships, the stark, soldier-strewn beaches, the booming voice-over describing the stranded men in need of help. The big block words over the black screen, reading, “When 400,000 men couldn’t get home… Home came for them.” The close-up of an enemy plane in the cross-hairs and then BAM! A fast jump-cut to the movie title. “Oh, we are DEFINITELY going to see that!” I said to Kyle, who nodded agreement immediately. It was a minute-long teaser for the movie ...

Honor society pays tribute, bonds family

May 21, 2017

When I brought the pepperoni roll order form into work at my day job, folks didn’t seem to question it. They just checked the product offering and decided whether or not they were feeling pepperoni rolls that day. Because, just like in most offices across America, there’s usually at least one (if not seven) order form for some random thing a coworker’s child is selling as a fundraiser posted on the bulletin board in the cafeteria or other common area. So when I tacked mine up in the lunch room about a month ago, I got three kind takers right away. Only one of them questioned ...

Mom’s better than yours and that crazy TV mom

May 14, 2017

I foolishly allowed myself to become immersed in the gripping yet tragically dark Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.” Some of you may have heard of it. The program is based on the 2007 Jay Asher novel of the same name. Its fame is almost legendary in terms of how quickly it became the most watched online streaming television series — ever, I think. Or at least, to date. Either way, I got sucked in faster than you can lose an earring down an open drain. And while I will refrain from delving into the subject matter in today’s column (stand by for a future pontification in this ...

Lack of sack time turns mom into canvas of color

May 7, 2017

Do you think it’s possible to fall asleep with your eyes open? Hmm. According to the big brains over at verywell.com, it happens on occasion. Apparently, some folks have a condition called parasomnia. This is when someone is asleep but the brain isn’t fully at rest — and therefore, their eyes may not be entirely closed. #greatschnikes I guess parasomnias are a whole category of sleep disorders that are characterized by unnatural movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that take place while someone is falling asleep, is already asleep, is in between different ...

Superpowers transform the world of boys

April 30, 2017

I wasn’t going to reveal this until I was much more advanced in age and closer to publishing a saucy, tell-all autobiography. OK, fine, it’s more likely to be a bedtime snoozer of my drab, humdrum existence. Either way, it seems like now may be as good a time as any to unmask myself. I know you think of me as a weekly columnist or maybe a communications gal. Some refer to me as PK or the crazy-haired lady. But the truth of the matter is, I am actually Wonder Woman’s lesser known half-cousin 24 times removed. I am that unspecified and nearly-never discussed heroine thought to be ...