David Anderson

By David Anderson It’s called a “traditional nonsense rhyme, sure to keep young children amused.” Indeed you’ve probably seen them smile as you read of the crooked man walking the crooked mile, who bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse and they all lived together in a little crooked house.

By David Anderson Yesterday afternoon my son-in-law called quite out-of-breath shouting “Fire!  It’s on fire!” I’m not sure if I hung up on him before he got a chance to hang up on me but those few dreaded words uttered quite obviously while on the run from the sound of his voice got me to running […]

By David Anderson If you’re of the pew-warming sort you haven’t a clue – is the more crass assessment of a project that finds religious people to be less intelligent than atheists. “The studies used in Zuckerman’s paper included a life-long analysis of the beliefs of a group of 1,500 gifted children – those with IQs over […]

Now that the 16-page Lakewood Police Department’s (LPD) Use of Force Policy is in hand,questions recently raised as to whether certain specific parameters were included – or not – can now be answered.

By David Anderson If you want to ensure your gutters will work this coming season of inclement weather you should, before it rains (circle one): A.    Find your ladder, gloves, poking stick, broom, silicon, and clean ‘em and caulk ‘em. B.    Rain? C.    Never mind.

A wet t-shirt contest in a bar in your neighborhood – should you care?  After all, it’s for a worthy cause: breast cancer.  A bikini-barista stand in your city, part of a chain judged by Maxim Magazine as among the “sexiest things in America” – so?  Sex sells coffee. 

I thought I would help advertise an upcoming exhibitionist event in one of our city’s watering holes since my protestations are likely to help draw the kind of clientele, contestants, cash prizes, and contributions for the cause the sponsors are allegedly promoting: breast cancer.