Tonight I did something I haven’t done in quite a long time. You guessed it people. I watched David Letterman. Why I chose to do so is beyond me. Twenty five years ago...
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Obesity On The Rise
Throughout the day I listen to talk radio whenever I have the opportunity. At several times during the day when I listen in, the local news manages to infiltrate it’s way into my day...
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The Great Cotton Blockage Of 2012
Well it would seem that continuing entries into the expanding archives of the Pit Bull Diaries have slowed down a bit. For those of you not in the know, a mid to large size...
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Believe
For the last month or so, I’ve tried to avoid writing about the phenomenon taking place in popular culture right now. Frankly, I hate the hype which wraps itself around popular culture because it...
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Goodwill To All
Geez O Petes! Sometimes these things just write themselves. One of the sixth grade teachers I had as a younger tyke used to say the first part of that exclamation on a regular...
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Deficit Pandering
Given the recent increase in readership here at TharpSter.Org as a result of daily letters from the past, I’ve come to the conclusion that sometimes my adoring audience will tolerate the occasional assault on...
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The Bain Of Our Existence
Item #1 – A few weeks ago, I saw a recently released (or leaked, I don’t know) trailer to the new Batman movie which will come out this summer. It’s called Dark Knight Rises,...
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TharpSter Art
George: I don’t get art. Jerry: There’s nothing to get. George: No, it always has to be explained to me, and then I have to have someone explain the explanation. Generally speaking, I don’t...
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My New Belt
I’m not really the biggest fan of people buying clothes for me. Call it a condition born of my inherent sense of manifest destiny or even rugged individualism. Call it stubborn pickiness for all...
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Answer Me This….
First of all, my first question goes out to anyone poised to vote FOR Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Plain, clear and simple. Give me substantive reason(s) as to why the man...
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