Henry the carpenter ant
When I was in grammar school, one of my classmates lived a little out of town on a lot of land. There was a creek, and trails, and a lot …
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This Independence Day, considering when bad actors hijack good symbols
You could be forgiven for not knowing that the swastika has been a positive symbol of divinity and prosperity for far longer than it has represented the Third Reich (and …
Letter #10: Doug Jones
I don’t know how much this is really like Rey extending Luke’s lightsaber to him at the end of The Force Awakens, but that’s what I thought of.
A military parade is an offensive and un-American travesty
(Longtime readers—back to the BoWilliams.com days—may detect some blatant self-plagiarism here. As always, if you are ever unhappy with your IThinkThatWasBo.com experience, your full purchase price will be cheerfully refunded.) …
Wear your fitness watch on your ankle!
Early in the fitness tracker revolution, the pill/token form factor enjoyed some brief popularity. In most cases you could wear them like watches. But the tracker would also be easily …
Review: Popeyes blackened tenders
I had an unfortunate Popeyes habit several years ago. I’d get the five-piece tenders combo four or five times a month at the drive-through and sit in the parking lot …
How do you like your live music?
My good friend Beth and I went to a couple of concerts last year—a group with her husband and my son Aaron to Extreme w/s/g Living Colour at Mars Music …
Back to Del Taco after a 39-year hiatus
Del Taco was much bigger than Taco Bell when I was growing up in Anniston and Oxford. Our favorite babysitter Danette took Jenny and me there a lot. Plus, Oxford …
Trump should not speak at University of Alabama commencement ceremonies
No time for snail mail this time, as there may still be some hope to register enough immediate discontent. Emailed this morning: Dear President Bell and Provost’s Office representatives, I …
Review: Impossible Bratwurst
BLUF: the Impossible Foods bratwurst isn’t awful, but it’s a pretty solid miss. This is the first Impossible Foods product I’ve tried since the burger (in the forms of an …