A wooden leg full of boredom

by | Nov 5, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

As I listened to election coverage last night, I got as bored as a peg-legged pirate at a podiatrists' convention. While I'm not entirely sure what Long John Silver would think of that metaphor, I'm relatively certain of one thing–when it comes to...

On Being the Right Size

by | Nov 9, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

I’m several days into Leslea Newman’s 30 poems in 30 days challenge. I’m finding it oddly easy to generate lines every day, but I am quite curious to see if, 30 days from now, they’ll prove to be anything other than clever mash-ups of words. It...

The march of socialism

by | Nov 10, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

So there was a Democratic pickup in the House, in a district which hasn't been Democratic since the Civil War, last Tuesday. In California, a liberal Democrat replaced a more conservative Democrat in a House district. And over the weekend, the House health care...

A little farther down the line

by | Nov 12, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

I've spent plenty of time chugging out that cool Johnny Cash train beat on the big red rockabilly guitar I souped up. And it's because, like many an American musician and non-musician alike, I've found Cash to be one of the ultimate purveyors of a wide...