The mud on his boots was thick, thick and slimy. His pants were tucked into the tops of his boots at mid-calf, duct-tape sealing the boots to the jeans for the frequent instances when the mud got deeper than the boots got high. The faded denim hung loose around his bony hips and streaks of dirt changed the color to a dull brownish hue. The old t-shirt he had on…
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Rah-rah-sis-boom-bah!…or something like that, just my simplistic way of leading into the topic at hand, the season of fall and what it means to you (and me). It could just be my misperception, but to most people, fall equals football (hence the rah-rah), apples, pumpkin pie, and Halloween. All around the United States, people are watching football games while eating pumpkin pie and apples, and dreaming about what they are…
Human nature is such that we like being shocked, and I don’t mean by electricity. We like to be offended, outraged, insulted, amazed, flabbergasted, and overwhelmed by disbelief. Think I don’t know what I’m talking about? Pick up a grocery store gossip magazine, watch reality television, or tune in to the local news. Shock sells. The more outrage can be generated, the more coverage something will get. Facts and information…
I love the English language. I like the English language. I greatly appreciate the English language. It’s the only language I know. Sure, I dabbled in Spanish during High School, but being able to say “Hola! Me llamo Josh” has never really helped me out in the real world. English is where I’m at, because it’s what I know. That being said, I sometimes feel as though English…
