Category Archives: News & Current Events

Commentary and opinion

Explaining the Winter Olympics

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Sheila Moss

A rerun of an oldie but a goodie Are you watching the winter Olympics on TV? There are sport disciplines in seven sports and it seems that NBC is determined to cover them all. Medals are up for grabs. We … Continue reading →

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A Social Movement – The Walk for Peace

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Sheila Moss

Have you been watching the Walk for Peace on social media? If not you are missing out on one of the most meaningful phenomena of our time. A group of Buddhist Monks believed our country was in crisis. They wanted … Continue reading →

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Ed the Zebra’s Wild Adventure

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Sheila Moss

Zebras are not simply horses with stripes as our local community found out last week. Ed the Zebra jumped a fence and escaped from his owner’s Tennessee farm only one day after arriving. Ed’s owner had intended him to be … Continue reading →

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Gas Shortage in Southeast US

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sheila Moss

Previously published 2008-2016. Here we go again, folks.  “An oil pipeline outage and fear of a gas shortage in Middle Tennessee,” media reported. Everyone was urged to maintain normal driving and fuel purchases to prevent unavailability. PANIC! Immediately phones started … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost Over

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Next week we will know who our next President is, unless it is another of those count, recount, and no account fiasco’s like we had several years ago in Florida. They say that everyone has quit using the old dimple … Continue reading →

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The Somalia Pirate Dog

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Sheila Moss

When Obama was in the White House, he had a pet dog called a Portuguese Water  Dog. Joe Biden also has his eye on a pet dog. It is an unusual dog known as a Somalia Pirate Dog. The new … Continue reading →

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Fleeing the Flu

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Photo by CDC on Unsplash Are you as tired of hearing about seasonal flu shots as I am? All right already, enough is enough. For some reason, everyone seems to be concerned about getting flu shots. We have flu every … Continue reading →

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The Pandemic Plague of 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Sheila Moss

I realize the name of this blog is “Humor Columnist;” however, some things are funny and some are not. So far I’ve avoided writing about the virus, but I’ve written a short piece about my personal experience with current events … Continue reading →

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Murphy’s Laws for Looters

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Sheila Moss

If you want to get something for nothing these days, live in New York. If you don’t know what something is, take it anyhow and worry about what to do with it later. The more you want a specific item, … Continue reading →

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When Harry Marries Meghan

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Here it is the week before the royal wedding and I’m still waiting for my royal invitation which undoubtedly was lost in the royal mail. It doesn’t really matter, though, I don’t have a hat big enough or ugly enough … Continue reading →

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