Category Archives: Katharhynn Heidelberg

Caveat. Perspective is pretty much everything. Accordingly, if you thought the week of Nov. 13-18 was peachykeen and dandy-fine, that’s great. It’s true that probably many occurrences were spurred by logic, reason and intelligence during this same span. But there … Continue reading →

Martin Luther must be spinning in his grave. The dyspeptic monk who excoriated the Catholic Church for its advertising jingle — “when a coin inside the coffer rings, a soul from Purgatory springs” — would doubtless take a dim view … Continue reading →

From what’s been going on in this little world of ours, you’d think it was possible to change reality by changing a few words. Don’t agree with Bush supporters? That’s OK — call them “idiots” and go back to feeling … Continue reading →

Let’s not mince words. When faith, fear and manipulation are combined, the result is poison. Jonestown, Guyana (literally). September 11 (what do you suppose compelled those men to fly planes into our buildings?). The Crusades (still being fought, at least … Continue reading →

First it was John McCain. The Arizona Republican who took the Rev. Jerry Falwell to task over his nutty post-9/11 remarks has more recently made news. . . for giving the address at Falwell’s Liberty University during graduation ceremonies earlier … Continue reading →

Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required. The above is displayed on a T-shirt for sale on a conservative Web site, and when I saw it, I had to laugh. Heck, if someone were to buy it for me as a … Continue reading →

Audiences have certain expectations of stand-up comedians — mainly, that they will make us laugh, probably by appealing to the lowest common denominator governing our collective funny bone. We don’t expect comics to strike a blow for social justice and … Continue reading →

By Hunter S. Catson (As told to Katharhynn Heidelberg) Your life can change in an instant— especially when it’s pretty much dependent on the good will of other creatures. You probably don’t think a cat could comprehend that, but I … Continue reading →

Woe betide Dover, Pa., because to hear Pat Robertson tell it, it’s truly godforsaken. Last month, Dover became ground zero in the “700 Club” founder’s self-proclaimed holy war, when its residents had the temerity to vote out eight school-board members … Continue reading →

Call me a codger. A curmudgeon, even, but the older I grow, the more bothered — at times, puzzled — I become at things heard and seen. I have to admit there are things I can’t control, still, I can’t … Continue reading →

This just in: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove does not suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, terminal or otherwise. Nor does he suffer from bad judgment; on the contrary, his judgment is sharp as a Damascene sword. His June … Continue reading →

“Gimme an S! Gimme an I, two Ls and a Y!” What d’ya get? Current legislation trends! Yes, in the wake of a collapsing world economy, the looming end of oil as we know it and the most suspect “accomplished” … Continue reading →

This just in! Exciting news from the diet-drug industry, news that will have fat people jumping up and down, shouting: “Yes! There’s hope for me yet!” L-Marc Research is developing more medication for us all to buy, to “solve” the … Continue reading →

Audiences have certain expectations of stand-up comedians — mainly, that they will make us laugh, probably by appealing to the lowest common denominator governing our collective funny bone. We don’t expect comics to strike a blow for social justice and … Continue reading →

I see deadened people. They glide like ghosts between desks and coffee pots, feeding the bottom line, informing others, but in the name of “ethics” are barred from expressing their views publicly. They’re called corporate journalists. According to “the industry,” … Continue reading →