Jason A
Writer, photographer and graphic design enthusiast with a professional background in journalism, poetry, e-books, model photography, portrait photography, arts education and more.
Favorite (and Least Favorite) Christmas Songs
Right after Thanksgiving, or in some cases such as in stores and on overzealous radio stations, you begin to hear Christmas music fill the air. For each of us who celebrate the season, we have our favorite songs and we likely have some that we could do without as well. These are a few of the tunes I adore along with a couple I wouldn't mind tossing out of my musical lexicon.
I'll have a Jet Blue Christmas
My poetic parody of the song "Blue Christmas" originally performed by the legendary Elvis Presley. I'll have a Jet Blue Christmas without you
Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict A Study In Criminal Law
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for a year, you’ve heard the name Kyle Rittenhouse and likely have an opinion of the young man that fits on either side of two extremes. Either he’s a monster or simply a kid defending himself. As a civilized nation should do, we let the legal system take care of it rather than let it be decided by politicians, talking heads or media drones.
Big Tech Alternatives and a Social Revolution
Big tech has come under a lot of scrutiny over the last few years and the opposition to it seems to be growing daily. People have become disgusted with everything from being bombarded with unsolicited ads to other privacy concerns to unfair and unneeded levels of censorship. Well, there are some options out there for you if you are tired of the power big tech holds over your life. Here are a few.
The Evolving Trump Legacy in Light of a Biden Administration
When you think of the time Donald Trump spent as President, you most likely fall into one of two camps. Roughly half the nation supported or even loved the guy while the other half either disliked or flat-out couldn’t stand him. So, it was no surprise that at the end of his term, he had a lot of people who claimed he did a fantastic job while having a similar number saying the exact opposite.
The Not So Evil Origins of Halloween
This time of year we are coming up on Halloween. With that is mind, you probably know people who have a number of different views regarding how they feel about this annual event. First, there are those who look at it as nothing more than candy and costumes and scary or silly decorations. Then there are others who think it is evil and anti-religious. Then there are historians on the subject and those who look at it via an academic approach. The fact is, most people really don’t know much about the history behind this second largest retail holiday (in America) and how or why we celebrate it.
When Tragedy Brings Unity
For those of us of a certain age, it is not cliche to say that we can all remember where we were on September 11, 2001. I was in my first semester of my senior year in college when my morning class got cancelled. I had no other classes that day so I went out to the elevator lobby to start to exit the building. One of the maintenance workers was on a courtesy phone saying something about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. From that moment through my bus commute home, I had an image of some moron accidentally wrecking a small biplane or Cessna and causing some minor damage. That all changed when I walked in the door and saw the broadcast happening live.
How to Deal With Liberal Family Members and Friends When You Are Moderate or Conservative
While I consider myself moderate and an Independent, if push comes to shove I do tend to lean conservative. And like me, I know there are a lot of people out there with individuals in their social circles that are on the opposite end of the spectrum of their own viewpoint. We all know this can be at best awkward and at worst downright nasty. We hear about uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinners and even relationships that keep people apart for years. In my experience I have come to a conclusion. We in the moderate category or on the right need to learn how to deal with the liberals in our lives in the most effective way possible.
