By Jim Tortolano So these giant porcupines invade Earth in flying rocks and – with no obvious effort – conquer the planet. A decade later resistances arises in a run-down section of […]
Don’t be a prisoner of “Captive State”
Take me out to the “gentler” game
There was a funny skit on “Saturday Night Live” in which a comedian portraying essayist George Will waxes poetic about the glories of baseball, but can’t even catch one tossed gently to […]
It’s official. Being a ref is a thankless job
“Steeeeeee-rike!” “What? Are you blind? That ball was a foot over her head!” “Which game are you watching?” “You’ve got to be kidding!” The grass is sweetly new-mown and the thonk and […]
Retorts: The negative power of negativity
“More people, on the whole, are humbugged by believing nothing, than by believing too much.” – P.T. Barnum If you want to know why our political world seems to be stuck in […]
Retorts: The perfect idea for Willowick?
OK, try these on. The Los Angeles Angels of Santa Ana/Garden Grove. University of Willowick. Willowick Acres. SOGG (South of Garden Grove). Getting a little silly here, I know, but the possibilities […]
What is really real in this “Serenity”?
By Jim Tortolano I don’t like mimes, hypnotists, magicians and the like because I don’t like being fooled. But sometimes there is pleasure in being hoodwinked in a clever and stylish way. […]
Retorts: Just what are you afraid of?
“We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember […]
Retorts: The ups and downs of 2018
That was the year that was … and frankly, it was not a 12-month parade of non-stop encouraging news of progress and harmony for the West Orange County area. As I look […]
Retorts: The good, the bad and the slow
Where does the time go? It fades away like your dad’s best jeans, as the song lyric goes. This is the last Retorts of 2018, so it seems appropriate to look back […]
Retorts: Buying into world of chagrin
These are dangerous times in our society, and especially for men. I don’t mean the recent rain, or the crowds and traffic that grow during this holiday season, I mean the […]
