The Curse of the iPhone at the Dinner Table

“Is it just you dining?” “Yes, my waitress, I’m a sorry solo sap. Thank god my iPhone can keep me company.” I tweeted that exchange from Princi Italia, the subject of this week’s restaurant review, while enjoying one of the nicer lunches I’ve had in some time. Two days later,…

Are Mexican Women Uninhibited?

Dear Mexican: I am an Anglo intruder in New Mexico. When I moved to Albuquerque from Virginia, I fell in love with Mexican culture. I was impressed at what I called “Southwestern hospitality.” To me, the words “laid back” or “easy going” describe perfectly the people I’ve met, in New…

Drowning in Lies About the Levees

I can tell you this much for sure: You and I do not know the truth about the mortal danger to downtown Dallas posed by potential flooding on the Trinity River. I will give you specific important instances here of misleading statements by public officials, but I can’t give you…

Occupy Dallas’s Bogus Arrests: We Got to Get Up and Organize

No way is this over. No way should anybody let this drop. The Occupy Dallas arrests last Saturday should be taken as a direct challenge, not a lesson or defeat. The Dallas Police Department is already trying to paper over the outrageous arrests of seven bank protesters last Saturday on…

“Improper Use of a Sidewalk”? WTF, DPD?

Hey, Tea Party people and libertarians. Does it bother you at all that the Dallas police Saturday arrested seven people for “improper use of a sidewalk?” Does it occur to you that if bullshit charges like those can stick even for a minute, it means you can’t walk down the…

Why Do Americans Call Mexicans “Illegal”?

Dear Mexican: These days, using the word “nigger” is considered so offensive that we now use the term “N-word” in its place. Of course, never mind that African-Americans use it amongst themselves as a term of endearment, pero esa es una historia para un otro dia. Sin embargo, it raises…

The Continuing Leppertness of Mayor Mike Rawlings

For the last couple weeks I have been getting beaten about the ears by people working at City Hall with our new mayor, Mike Rawlings, who are mad at me over a couple columns I wrote saying the new mayor seems just like the old one, Tom Leppert. They say…

Is “Mexican” an Offensive Word?

Dear Mexican: There’s something I am concerned about, or bothered by. I was born and raised in Mexico, but I’ve been here for eight years. All the talk about 9/11 is too much, because every single year brings a rehash of the tragedy. I really think that remembering the event…