I recently read an article in the “Appleton Post Crescent” detailing the removal of a piece of art from the public property near Lawrence. Public art to be removed? How dare they! I had no idea who “they” were, but my liberal arts inclined brain was absolutely incensed at such desecration of high art and…
What in the World: Unholy dough-sacs
There you are at the bakery, perusing those delicious dough rings that call to you like stroke-inducing sirens through the sneeze-resistant glass. They are beautiful, catching the light just so. You imagine slow dancing with them out to your car, carefully sneaking them past jealous receptionists at work and bursting into a loathsome and boring…
What in the World: On naval debauchery
Sailors are a perfidious lot of rabble-rousers if ever there were any. Take four steps outside any naval base and you will find three establishments: strip clubs, strip bars and strip payday loan stores — I exaggerate only slightly. Two heavily mortgaged Ford Mustangs and a Harley will be hang-doggedly for sale in the parking…
What in the World: Ol’ Cock-and-Bull Elizabeth Warren
Why do politicians lie? Why do they play so loosely-goosely with the truth? They do so for all the reasons we lie to each other on a daily basis. We lie to make people like us, to make people do — or think — what we want them to and occasionally just to see if…
Alumni Spotlight: Mike Spofford
In an interview at Lambeau Field I, Luther Abel, had the chance to sit down with Lawrence Alum Mike Spofford, the Senior Writer for Packers.com. During the course of the interview, we discussed Mr. Spofford’s time at Lawrence, his career and his myriad experiences working for the Green Bay Packers. Luther Abel: How did you…
On the goodness of marriage
Three years, three months and fourteen days ago I stood before my God, my family and my lifelong friends to swear an oath to protect and care for Emily all the days of my life. I took my wife’s hand from her father’s, signifying he and her mother’s primary role in the welfare of Emily…
What in the World: The joy of amicable disagreement
Dear Reader, You are not right about everything you believe to be true and good. Shocking, I know. What is even crazier is that I, a wizened twenty-six-year-old, also do not have the world entirely figured out. All of this is acceptable and fine. Who wants to hang out with an omniscient young adult? Not…
The U.S. military should stay in the Middle East
Stay in the Middle East? Really? I wrote the article, and I don’t like the idea much either. U.S. troops in the Middle East bring to mind ISIS recruitment, war crimes and Dick Cheney with a mini-gun. But bear with me and lend me the patience of your ears. The U.S. needs to stay in…