The Neutering Of An American Classic

Full disclosure - though it was semi-required reading in my school, meaning we received lists of classics and had to choose a certain number to read over the course of a school year and write reports on them, I have never actually read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in its entirety. I know what it's about, I've read bits and pieces, but I've never really sat down and read the whole thing. I should. I have it on the book shelf behind me right now because even my British husband was required to read it in school it's that important a book.

Before I continue, I am also going to state that this blog is being written by a 37 year old woman who has a mixed race grandmother. I am not a racist. I do not approve of the word "nigger" and have no use for the word in day to day conversation or writing. However, as an adult, I am not going to sit here and call it "the n word" if I am going to write an essay about it. If you can't handle it in even this context, stop reading now.

The World Cup Scandal - Oh My!

The big outcry this week, because people have nothing better to bitch about in this world, are the World Cup sponsors, such as McDonald's, Budweiser, and Coca Cola. The World Cancer Research Fund is outraged...no OUTRAGED that instead of choosing healthy sponsors to promote a healthy lifestyle, FIFA has gone with fast food, booze, and soda.

The Food Police