A cop shoots a man dead. Is your first thought to want to know their racial profiles? A man uses a military assault rifle to kill multiple people. Is your first thought to hope for a reason that won't conflict with your political views? A neighborhood teen takes his own … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Heller Poll results: Poke-y what? Poke-eh who?
Pokémon Go - a scavenger hunt you play with your mobile phone - is sweeping the country. You can tell it's ridiculously popular because TV stations suddenly can't go a broadcast without telling us that "Everyone on the planet is being lured into dark alleys in search of a Jiggly … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the July 13th edition
Come Heller high water… If you see people mindlessly walking, biking, skateboarding or driving into other people, cars, parking meters, mailboxes, buildings, mountains, streams, hotdog carts etc., don’t worry. It’s not the zombie apocalypse, it’s just a Pokemon Go scavenger … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Is Pokémon Go dumb or kinda cool?
You see them everywhere - people walking into lampposts, people driving off the road, people bicycling into bushes - and all because of Pokémon Go, a phone game that has blown up this week. Me, I like the game because my kids like it. Plus, what the heck, at least it's getting … [Read more...]
The Monday Brenda: When your babies have babies, everything changes
A few years ago, my sister had her first grandchild. Shortly after she had held him for the first time, she called and told me about the baby’s weight and who he looked like and how exciting it all was. But mid-way through a sentence, she stopped, overcome by emotion and said, … [Read more...]