I 'm sure it's an indicator of my utter cluelessness, but I only recently heard the expression FSoG. Initially I tried to make that first letter of stand for the oh-so-obvious word indicated by such acronyms as STFU or LMTFA or even the charmingly … [Continue reading]
The dangers of ‘heroicization,’ part 2
In my June 24 column Daily Camera column (www.dailycamera.com), I let some current military and vets do the talking about why they don’t like to be called “heroes” en masse. In short, they realize that such displays are less about honoring the men … [Continue reading]
The ‘heroicization’ of the military
In 2011 I had the privilege of speaking by Skype with U.S. Army Capt. Don Gomez, who was in graduate school in London between hitches. We were talking about his remarkable New York Times blog post, "When Hero Rings Hollow." His refreshingly honest … [Continue reading]
Ray Bradbury: Green Town, Mars and beyond
The air was fine and crisp and clear that October day in Los Angeles. My friend Shanna and I had gone in search of the ghostliest graveyards in the City of Angels. "Hey," I said as we sat in the sun-dappled grass of Rosedale Cemetery, "I think I … [Continue reading]
Boulder: The dogpocalypse is coming!
In his 1906 book, "Chapters from My Autobiography," Mark Twain wrote the following: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." To that famous quote I would append the following: survey results. Once more, I find myself … [Continue reading]
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