by James Heflin | Jan 14, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
This morning, I filled up with gas at a station on a busy corner. Across the street were businesses and restaurants. I wore my warmest gloves, but of course holding onto a metal gas nozzle for a couple of minutes when it’s 7 degrees and windy makes your hands...
by James Heflin | Jan 31, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
When I read this article–“Why I Dropped eBooks”–I didn’t feel older than before I read it, just something like amused. I would have called it “Why I Never Adopted eBooks.” It’s someone discovering that, by gum,...
by James Heflin | Feb 3, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
If you need some truly wild reading (and viewing), check out this case of supposed possession, documented by case workers, police, and the clergy. And all of it in contemporary Indiana.
by James Heflin | Feb 14, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
I despise television advertising. I’m convinced watching the stuff lowers your IQ within seconds. However, the conservative collective freakout over Coca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” ad is entertainment of the first water. No absurd...
by James Heflin | Mar 31, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Ever checked out the Hieronymous Bosch painting “The Garden of Earthy Delights”? Not one for spawning sweet dreams. We’re talking mangled people, half-animal monstrosities, all manner of disgusting detritus realized on a sprawling, impressive scale....
