OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: No foolin'
I've long been an advocate of fact-checking, which is why I often am accused of being a "damn librul." Sure, I'm liberal on some matters, but I'm conservative on others; very few people are all libera...
August 12, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: It's a gas, gas, gas
As I listened to my stomach gurgle over this weekend's IBS flare-up, I was reminded that there are a lot of interesting words that have to do with bodily functions and phenomena, many of which are act...
August 5, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Rotten to the core
"One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, girl."--"One Bad Apple," The Osmonds
"The closer an apple is to rot, the more rot it spreads--one spoiling apple, in a crisper drawer or a fruit bowl, or a...
July 29, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: In my Facebook
Yet again, I find myself at a loss.
It's been a little more than four months since I started working remotely, and I've gone into the office only twice since then, both times for 30 minutes or less. ...
July 22, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Grudge match
Having spent five hours watching “Hamilton” twice (and I will again because it’s simply amazing, earworms be damned), I’ve again been considering grudges and why people carry them.
Apparently the ugl...
July 15, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: A world of words
Just when I start to doubt that anyone pays attention to my rambling (other than a few loyal readers and the usual detractors), I get a flurry of emails.
It never fails, when I use obscure words or S...
July 8, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Love for country
It seems appropriate on this first day of July to reflect on patriotism. After all, Saturday is July 4, celebrated as the founding of our country.
Patriotism unfortunately has become a political foot...
July 1, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: The gift of words
I didn't realize it till Saturday, but I have spent a little over three months in self-isolation.
I'm lucky that I can work remotely, unlike many such as my hair stylist who, had she consented to cut...
June 24, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Lights in the dark
It's been hard over the past few months to find rays of sunshine. Between quarantine strictures (with lots of people not even attempting to follow them because protecting everyone's health is apparent...
June 17, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Make 'em laugh
It's hard sometimes to keep a positive outlook, what with all the people convicting people without a trial based on political considerations and conspiracy theories, plus the people who insist on disr...
May 13, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: No worries
A lot of things reveal themselves as not worth the effort when you're stuck inside for an extended period of time. Daily showers. Fear of being seen outside in your pajamas. Pants.
Chocolate, though ....
April 29, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Law of the letter
Back in high school, I took four years of advanced math courses, with all A's. It took my first semester in college under a master's candidate teacher with a chip on her shoulder to wipe the quadratic...
April 22, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Totally random
Quarantine is really getting to me. I'm not sure what day it is anymore. I'm about 80 percent beans and rice at this point. And I can only concentrate in short spurts. So buckle up, because it's going...
April 15, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: Taking offense
A lot of things go through your mind when you're stuck inside for a long time.
"Has anyone ever gone insane from hearing the same bird call over and over ... and over?"
"Why do I have so many cans of ...
April 8, 2020
BRENDA LOOPER: No foolin' around
Ah, April Fools' Day. In the newsroom, it was once great fun.
When I was on the clerks' desk, I was lucky enough to be a friend and researcher for Mary Hargrove, since retired and spoiling her grandki...
April 1, 2020