Society – Page 83 – Out of the Wilderness

The Neighborhood Horses Eat Carrots and Watermelon

One of my favorite things to do is visit a few horses that live down the street. The family is great to let us (me, and various family members) come by during the week to offer carrots and watermelon rinds, dessert for these big animals. They’re in a pasture where there used to be justContinue reading “The Neighborhood Horses Eat Carrots and Watermelon”

Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?

This is a question I get all the time. Even as a 45-year-old adult, people ask if having a birthday in December is kinda rough? I understand the reason they ask, thinking that Christmas– and Thanksgiving and New Year’s– overshadows my own celebration. But I actually love that I was born in December. The wholeContinue reading “Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?”

Follow Up to Yesterday’s Post About A “Sexy” Country Music Song

After I posted yesterday about a country music song and video I dislike so much, I wondered if I was just being a Scrooge McDuck. I’m not always in a bad mood, ya know! But was I just looking for my next victim? Another celebrity to complain about? To answer that question, I’d need someContinue reading “Follow Up to Yesterday’s Post About A “Sexy” Country Music Song”

Men Like Naked Women

A common presumption in society and the media is that men respond more strongly to visual sexual stimuli than do women. -National Library of Medicine (more here) It might surprise you that this post was prompted by watching a country music video. The song is called “Nothin’ To Wear” by Chris Lane and it’s aboutContinue reading “Men Like Naked Women”

The Saweetie Christmas Song is Stuck in My Head!

I was fully prepared to not like this song at all. I mean, when has there ever been a successful rap/hip hop Christmas. Never. And don’t you dare bring up *NSYNC! I guess it’s possible, maybe, to suggest a song like Justin Bieber’s version of “Drummer Boy” featuring one of the best rappers of allContinue reading “The Saweetie Christmas Song is Stuck in My Head!”