Movie lovers look forward to the Oscars as much as football fanatics do the Super Bowl. And with the Barbara Walters specials and all the red carpet footage, they receive almost the same amount of pre-coverage. But afterwards Oscar viewers are left feeling let down and exhausted, as if they have just watched a blow [...]
Life is full of surprises but other events should be expected, such as when a teacher teaches, a lawyer practices law, a photographer takes a photo and a killer whale kills. It’s all pretty self explanatory, isn’t it? While the fact that a trainer was killed at Sea World in Orlando by a lovable kiler [...]
At times I wonder why I stay in the journalism business, especially when my monthly bank statement comes, but I’m always reminded of the personal riches it brings. Which truly are worth more than any amount of money.
On Friday I went to Vandalia Skateworld to do a little article on the fourth graders roller skating, [...]
You may have mistook it as just another snow day, as they have been plentiful as of late, but Monday was actually a holiday…Presidents Day. It’s one of the lesser celebrated holidays as presents aren’t exchanged, no dazzling firework displays or pressure to try and be romantic, it’s basically just a typical day only the [...]
‘ Be Mine’ Two words that will forever be emblazed in my mind. The year was 1986, I was in the fifth grade and Crystal was her name. She with the shoulder length dark hair, dimpled smile, mastery of long division and the reigns of my heart. Never had I experienced any higher depths of [...]
Recently a couple loyal readers of my column expressed concern in that I am always hard on my self. I’m the butt of all my jokes. I think of it as self depreciating humor while they see it as self mutilation. So to silence the critics and since there is no required word count I [...]
It was Andy Warhol who once claimed that everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame and it seems to be more true today than he probably ever realized. In an era where Jon & Kate, the balloon boy, and Jarod the Subway Guy are household names the achievements for acquiring fame have significantly been lowered. Plus with the endless amount of reality shows chances are good that everyone will be on television during some point of their life.
Perhaps the hottest trend in America, next to being unemployed, is having a profile on Facebook. Actually the two go together well as if you are home without a job being on Facebook can fill up the whole workday, plus overtime. Sadly I can vouch for that.
Words, they hold tremendous power and truly are what makes the world go round. Imagine a world without either the spoken or the written word, it would be even more chaotic than it already is. With all the weight that our words hold, you might think we would deeply consider the ones we use. However, that often doesn’t seem to be the case.
Mike Woody remembers 2009
As the end of 2009 grows near
lets look at events from this year.
Some things were good, others were bad
Michael Jackson’s death left the whole world sad.
Millions flocked to see the film Twilight
and watched UFC where grown men fight.
