T.S. Eliot is Wrong. February is the Cruelest Month
“I am so sick of February. It’s the shortest month but it sure doesn’t feel that way.” -Toby Flenderson, “The Office” I’ve never much cared...
Remembering Rush Limbaugh: A Hometown Perspective
You’d think that since Rush Limbaugh had been in poor health for some time, I’d have had a canned piece ready to go in the...
40oz. to Freedom: the Morrill Guide to Pandemic Drinking
“You’d be Chris Morrill out of Missouri, drinker of Stag and gin.” “That’s right. I’ve drank Stag and gin. I’ve drank just about everything that...
Hands Off My Hawaiian Shirts, That’s Not My Boogaloo
As a lover of Hawaiian shirts and rattlesnake flags, I was extremely confused on January 6, when a bunch of people wearing Hawaiian shirts and...
So Long, and Thanks for All the Judges – Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series serving as a post-mortem on the presidency of Donald Trump. Thank you for coming back for more...
So Long, and Thanks for All the Judges – Part 1 (it’s been a long good-bye)
It’s no huge secret that I was never a fan of Donald Trump. His bluster always rubbed me the wrong way, even well before he...
Country Music? Nope. Not Even Once
My “country” bona fides are not in dispute. I was born and raised in southeast Missouri. When I was a kid, we lived on a farm...
Whither Goest a Post-Trump GOP? Let Me Count 5 Ways.
Now that the Republicans have officially lost the presidency and the U.S. Senate, a big question making the rounds is: “What will the post-Trump Republican...
No Vaccine For Thee? That’s More For Me.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic may now be in sight, with two vaccines making the rounds and a few more on the way. As...
Dear United States Government: Stimulate This.
Earlier this week, Congress shat out a grotesque log of legislation so smelly that it temporarily unified the left and right in horrified disgust. If...