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Published In The Great North Arrow, March 1, 2025: Trains, Planes And Automobiles - While You Wait

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  Trains, Planes And Automobiles - While You Wait - jim Young “Wilbur Force: I'd almost rather go to the dentist than anywhere, wouldn't you?  Seymour: Yeah.  Wilbur Force: Now, no novocaine. It dulls the senses.” -  Charles B. Griffith With the possible exception of Wilbur Force played by Jack Nicholson in the 1960 version of “Little Shop Of Horrors” and Drew Barrymore who once confessed to Johnny Carson that the crush she had on her dentist was just ONE of the reasons she likes to go to the dentist, nobody but nobody enjoys going to the dentist. Seriously. Have you or anyone you know ever looked forward to a visit to the Dentist’s office? How many times have I laid in the dentist chair with my mouth uncomfortably open, thinking “Why am I paying someone to inflict such agony on me?” Dynamic Dentistry goes to great lengths to dull that pain as much as possible and it doesn’t involve laughing gas or sedation. As I was accompanying my wife, who had an appointment for ...

MAGA Goes From 0 To 60

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Cuba Shoots Four On U.S. Speedboat

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Marco Rubio's Immigration

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Why Hillary?

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Context or Corruption?

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- jim Young "I'll be your baby tonight." - Bob Dylan Trump supporter Kid Rock was recently called to task for inappropriate lyrics from his song “Cool, Daddy Cool.”   The message is pretty clear. “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ‘em underage, see, Some say that’s statutory but I say it’s mandatory.” I don’t think there’s much room for interpretation there. The context is pretty clear. Of course MAGA, being as unimaginative as they are, were quick to follow up with one of their favourite “oh yeah, what about…” deflections to accuse Bruce Springsteen of inappropriate lyrics from his song “I’m On Fire”. “Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I’ve got a bad desire, Oh, oh, oh, I’m on fire.” Keep in mind, the complaints about this last song are coming from the same group of people that objected to radio stations banning, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”. Regardless of that there’s a big difference between “Cool, Daddy Cool” and “I’m On Fir...

Cheese Baked Chicken

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  Cheese Baked Chicken - jim Young When it comes to the enjoyment of a meal, two of the 5 senses that are used the least are hearing and touch. Hearing Cheese Baked Chicken The crisp sounds of bacon frying or popcorn popping might give some cause to salivate, but other than that, the sounds of food preparation are pretty infrequent. That is, unless you like your steaks so rare you can still hear the cow mooing.  Oh, there might be an “oh damn” upon the chef’s realization that he or she was measuring an ingredient in tablespoons when the recipe called for teaspoons; or the clang of a dropped utensil hitting the floor that might pique your interest as you listen intently to see if it will be followed by the sounds of a running tap to satisfy your curiosity as to whether the utensil was washed prior to being put back into usage.  Hopefully such sounds will not deliver any preconceived notions that might spoil your appetite. Touch Likewise there is little involved with touch...