Tag Archives: General Culture and News

Culture Trumps All

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I was a political science major in college, and many of the upper-level classes in my major dealt specifically with electoral law.  American electoral law, British electoral law, continental European electoral law, comparative electoral law.  I studied systems used by … Continue reading →

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Good Cause, Bad Slogan

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Tom Garrett

The burden of being Tom Garrett extends beyond my profound lack of social interaction, incompetence at parallel parking, and maintenance of an inexplicably-large retro video game collection (although it occurs to me that the former and the latter points may … Continue reading →

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Sticks and Stones

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Tom Garrett

About once a week, something comes across my virtual desk that riles me to some degree or another.  I usually vow to write about it, only to get too busy with one of my paying gigs ever to deal with … Continue reading →

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This is Not Lunch

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I understand that commenting on the eating habits of Americans is well-traveled territory.  And I’m certainly not within hailing distance of proper eating habits.  However, there are still certain lines I won’t cross—lines that separate man from insatiable animals unable … Continue reading →

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Barney and Macy Today

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Tom Garrett

For those who are curious about the tiny, almost-hairless (great Cameron Crowe movie, btw) creatures I referenced last time, here’s what they look like all grown up.  As I said, they both recovered very nicely to grow up to be … Continue reading →

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One of the Good Ones

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Any high school history student in the United States has at least a vague understanding of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.  Also common knowledge is the fact that not everyone in the country was comfortable with … Continue reading →

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The Bare Minimum

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I have a rant chambered, but I need to preface it with some explanation so as to make the limited scope of the diatribe perfectly clear. I have a package being delivered via UPS.  In the interests of fairness, I … Continue reading →

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Current Events

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Man, what a few weeks we’ve had, America!  There’s so, so, SO much to discuss.  I wanted to try to cover as much ground as I could, yet time constraints conspired to limit my options. Therefore, in the name of … Continue reading →

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Cauvin on Carolla

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I was going to write an article on the latest Adam Carolla-themed flap.  The essay probably would have spiraled into the usual verbose piece, touching on notions of free speech and whether our desire for an equality regime has gone … Continue reading →

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Papa, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Tom Garrett

It’s safe to say that I’m a fat guy pizza aficionado.  Papa John’s is my favorite among the chain pizza “restaurants.”  In fact, placing a Sunday order to PJ’s is an almost-weekly ritual during football season.  Put simply, I’m a frequent … Continue reading →

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