Trump supporters have cited Trump’s transparency as one reason why they are so enthusiastic about him. They claim he is plain spoken and they know just where he stands on issues. The “lying media” cannot be believed when it comes to reporting on Trump according to his supporters. Facts mean nothing, and Trump himself famously boasted that he could shoot somebody and it wouldn’t affect his support. They are frustrated
The Pettys, the Earnhardts, and the Future of NASCAR Many Americans start to anticipate spring on February 2, when Punxsutawney Phil decides if the country will endure six more weeks of winter. For many southerners, however, contemplation of spring begins in earnest a few weeks later in February, on the Sunday that the Daytona 500 kicks off the NASCAR season. The Daytona 500, historically important in the stock car circuit,
Consider the following snippet: “In the not too distant future…” Does that mean anything to you? Here’s a bit more: “In the not too distant future, somewhere in time and space…” By this point, you either know this line or you don’t. If you do recognize it, chances are you’re smiling. If you don’t know it, well, you should. The line comes from one permutation of the theme song of
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.” – John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901 It used to be that those who climbed Colorado fourteeners were often described as a “cult” of
To Lindsay Hand, art is “a meditation, a necessity as an action for me to create, a growing process, a presence. It’s a beautiful thing, to just step in and be, but it also can require things that need to be said. That’s speaking from my own art and my process. Viewing other people’s art is the same thing, but it’s as an observer, and kind of a gift sometimes.”
