Well, Let Me Say This About That

Well, Let Me Say This About That is an interesting twist on current events, as told by Dallas’ finest and funniest Craig McCartney.

A Gossip Rag

It has been said and sung that money makes the world go round.  Hypocrisy, on the other hand, is often the grease that keeps society functioning agreeably, much of the time.  But it is good old gossip that often gives life its spice. Gossip can be like a dash of paprika sprinkled on potato salad.  It adds no flavor, but […]

A Random Martini With A Dash of Stoic

We sometimes think of life as one thing after another.  Sometimes it seems to be the same damned thing over and over.  And sometimes it’s both at the same time. Once one has a bit of age attached to this ongoing process, those of us given to overthinking everything may ask ourselves, “How in the world did I get to where I am today?” […]

Iran — Before & After

Does anyone know when the act of gathering one’s thoughts about current events became a full-blown cardio workout without the benefit of burning any calories?  Lord knows, if thinking and overthinking only did that, many of us would be rail-thin. Gathering one’s thoughts nowadays only elevates the heart rate and increases blood pressure, with the byproduct of producing a kind […]

Having A Little Fun With Fur

Sometimes, something comes along that makes me laugh and then makes me think.  Those are the best little tidbits that life can throw at you.  So I saved it as fodder for this column since my attention for the last couple of weeks has been drawn to the Texas primary elections, which made me think and then made me laugh.  […]

Another Round of Texas Politics

Here we are in Texas, having spent Tuesday night being the center of attention in the various broadcasts of election night primary results.  Texas likes to be the center of attention and has, on occasion, gone out of its way to be just that.   Much of that attention was centered on the voter confusion in Dallas County about where those […]

Primarily Texas

Personally, I usually prefer to vote on Election Day, perhaps because I started voting before there was anything available called early voting.  Besides, there can be some late-breaking news that may change a vote or two at the last minute.  This time around, I consulted my calendar to make my voting plan and discovered that Election Day was the only […]

Music Lessons

Jackie DeShannon told us, via lyrics by Hal David, over sixty years ago that what the world needs now is love, sweet love.  How true and how truly sentimental.  Take a moment to let that Bacharach melody worm into your brain, and you’re likely to be weaving in time to the music before you hear the next line in your […]

The Circus Is Back In Town

Well, the Texas primary is less than a month away, which probably means little to those of you who aren’t in Texas.  It probably means little to a whole bunch of folks in Texas who figure whoever the Republicans choose will win in the general election come November.  It probably means little to yet another bunch of folks, sadly the […]

Taxes, Our Taxes

Well, January is almost over, and not a minute too soon.  Here on the homefront, we lost a week to Karl and I having colds and the better part of another week with ice on the ground.  Hopefully, February will bring no downtime from too much sneezing or too much weather. Meanwhile, the United States has been playing its own […]

Pillow Talk

It is my considered opinion that the “free gift with purchase” sales pitch has long been the surest way to catch the eye and, ultimately, the cash of a potential buyer.  It certainly works remarkably well to get me to pull out my credit card. We all know the premise. Just buy something you’d like to have, and we’ll throw […]