12/20/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Ghosts of Christmases Past” Chapter 77 By Bruce Williams As Christmas rolls around this year (faster than ever it seems), I got to thinking about all the lost arts that went with the holiday during my childhood that have fallen off of late—many for good reason.  Let’s have a…

12/13/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “On Satire” Chapter 76 By Bruce Williams While we live in an age of misinformation and conspiracy theories, the perfect opportunity for satire emerges from the thicket to mock the unending ridiculousness and to bring laughter instead of the alternative—shouting into the abyss of “no amount of proof will…

12/6/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Russ vs. The Kid” Chapter 75 By Bruce Williams As what feels like the slow winding down of Russell Wilson’s brilliant Seattle Seahawks’ career, I felt it fitting to address his singular significance in this town’s athletic folklore.  And really, if there were a Mount Rushmore representing the Emerald…