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A Line in the Sand: Marriage Needs a Makeover
Marriage is outdated. You can’t deny that there is something wrong with an institution that carries a more than 50 percent failure rate. If a high school graduated less than 50 percent of their students, they would be shut down. If 50 percent of cars…
April 2012: A Line In The Sand - Should ENGLISH be the Offical Language of the United States?
April 2013: A Line in the Sand
August 2011: A Line In The Sand – Philandering Politicians
Here’s Courtney’s big question of the month (paraphrased): “Well my argument is… do we really care what they do in their personal life? Does that affect their ability to lead? Probably not. Does that make them ineffective at their job?” In this…
AUGUST 2012: LINE IN THE SAND
FRANK DUNNE JR. I never knew there was such a thing as National Sandwich Month, but a few minutes of web surfing turned up enough references to convince me that it is indeed a recognized holimonth. By the way, I also learned that John Montagu, the…
February 2012: A Line in the Sand - Lying
Remember that line from Ghostbusters? Funny stuff. I know it’s just a movie bit, but it does illustrate the point that certain questions have only one appropriate answer irrespective of whether or not that answer is true. Don’t misunderstand me. I don’t condone lying in…
February 2013: Line in the Sand
The Funniest Word in the English Language Frank Dunne Jr. It all came down to idiot, knucklehead, jackass, and crackhead. Those were my finalists for Funniest Word in the English Language. Idiot won, and the reason is this: I use it at least 100 times a day,…
Jan 2013: A Line in the Sand-
C2’s Bachelor/Bachelorette Contests Good clean fun or superficial and exploitive? FRANK DUNNE JR. Congratulations to C2 for raising about 14 grand for Island Rec Center with the bachelorette party. As always, when Maggie and crew do something, they get it right. I have a beef with this…
January 2012: A Line in the Sand - The Christian Quarterback
Well, the ink isn’t even dry on 2012’s birth certificate and our dear Miss Courtney, hater of all things good, decent, and rational, is already rearing her horns. The target of her ire this hour is Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, a remarkable young man…
JUNE 2011: A Line In The Sand - Why Hilton Head/Bluffton Is Better
Once upon a time there was a little boy in his late-20s/early-30s or thereabouts who lived in a big city (well, near a big city at least) in the Great White North. He had nice friends, a nice bachelor pad, a nice job, and there…
JUNE 2012: A Line In The Sand - A Casino In Hardeeville
Line in the sand july 2012
Frank’s Opinion This thing just gets weirder and weirder. A year ago, Courtney and I locked horns over the institution of marriage. She, although newly bespoken at the time, argued unsuccessfully that marriage is outdated. I, a lifelong bachelor, argued successfully in marriage’s favor. Now we’ve…
Line in the Sand: Appetizer vs. Dessert?
Frank Dunne, Jr. I should apologize in advance. If you read this column with any regularity, you know that Courtney and I sometimes spar over some fairly weighty issues. Other times…not so much. Arguing over which is better, the hamburger or the hot dog, or what…
Line in the Sand: Santa Claus
I know this because the Kringles are my neighbors. Yup, Santa’s workshop is just a few glaciers north of my Fortress of Solitude up in the Arctic. Nice folks. And the elves always invite me to their New Year’s party, which you’d have to see…
March 2012: A Line in the Sand - Confederate Flag
FRANK: “I will say that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races…and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior…
March 2013: A Line in the Sand
WOMEN IN COMBAT Frank Dunne, Jr. I know what you’re thinking. When that Dunne guy heard of the military’s plans to put women in front-line combat he was probably jumping for joy shouting, “Let’s send Courtney! Let’s send Courtney!” But you would be wrong. This is a really…
MAY 2011: A Line in the Sand - A Man's Obsession with Sports
With this column (whatever we ended up calling it) Courtney and I are supposed to transcend its predecessor’s battle of the sexes format, but then she threw down this question: “How about men’s obsession with sports? You don’t own the teams or have any financial…
May 2012: A Line In The Sand - Tattoos and Piercings
Do employers have the right to require employees to conceal tattoos and other forms of body art while on the job? Of course they do, but why take my word for it? Let’s ask my friend Suzy (not her real name). Suzy and I were…
November 2011: A Line in the Sand - The Death Penalty
FRANK’S OPINION: The T-shirts simply say, “I Am Troy Davis.” I guess they ran out of room because they left out the part that says, “I shoot people in the face, pistol-whip homeless people for fun, shoot and kill off-duty police officers who try to stop…
October 2011: A Line In The Sand - Halloween
Frank’s Opinion: Courtney has a seasonal question for this month’s Sand column: “Halloween, scary movies, scaring yourself just to scare yourself? I don’t get it.” Taken at face value, I’m pretty much on the same page (figuratively) with Miss C on this one. Can you…
OCTOBER 2012: A LINE IN THE SAND
FRANK DUNNE, JR. Next month we go to the polls to decide the fate of the free world. A bit overly melodramatic? No. It’s not. This is the big one. You probably remember the incessant droning in 2008 that it was to be our most…
SEPTEMBER 2011: A Line In The Sand - Speeding Tickets
What happens when a police cruiser is parked beside a highway on the blind side of a curve or the down side of a hill where nobody can see it until the last second? Right. The lead car driver suddenly applies the brakes and in…
September 2012: A Line in the Sand
Frank Dunne Jr. Did you hear? The Boy Scouts of America have decided to retain their ban on gays. Like it or not, it’s really none of your business. They’re a private organization. We have a thing called the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court ruled…
Marriage is outdated. You can’t deny that there is something wrong with an institution that carries a more than 50 percent failure rate. If a high school graduated less than 50 percent of their students, they would be shut down. If 50 percent of cars…
April 2012: A Line In The Sand - Should ENGLISH be the Offical Language of the United States?
“Americans continue to overwhelmingly believe that English should be the official language of the United States and reject by sizable margins the idea that such a move is racist or a violation of free speech.”
April 2013: A Line in the Sand
“Well, beat the drum and hold the phone—the sun came out today!
We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field.
A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.”
August 2011: A Line In The Sand – Philandering Politicians
Here’s Courtney’s big question of the month (paraphrased): “Well my argument is… do we really care what they do in their personal life? Does that affect their ability to lead? Probably not. Does that make them ineffective at their job?” In this…
AUGUST 2012: LINE IN THE SAND
FRANK DUNNE JR. I never knew there was such a thing as National Sandwich Month, but a few minutes of web surfing turned up enough references to convince me that it is indeed a recognized holimonth. By the way, I also learned that John Montagu, the…
February 2012: A Line in the Sand - Lying
Remember that line from Ghostbusters? Funny stuff. I know it’s just a movie bit, but it does illustrate the point that certain questions have only one appropriate answer irrespective of whether or not that answer is true. Don’t misunderstand me. I don’t condone lying in…
February 2013: Line in the Sand
The Funniest Word in the English Language Frank Dunne Jr. It all came down to idiot, knucklehead, jackass, and crackhead. Those were my finalists for Funniest Word in the English Language. Idiot won, and the reason is this: I use it at least 100 times a day,…
Jan 2013: A Line in the Sand-
C2’s Bachelor/Bachelorette Contests Good clean fun or superficial and exploitive? FRANK DUNNE JR. Congratulations to C2 for raising about 14 grand for Island Rec Center with the bachelorette party. As always, when Maggie and crew do something, they get it right. I have a beef with this…
January 2012: A Line in the Sand - The Christian Quarterback
Well, the ink isn’t even dry on 2012’s birth certificate and our dear Miss Courtney, hater of all things good, decent, and rational, is already rearing her horns. The target of her ire this hour is Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, a remarkable young man…
JUNE 2011: A Line In The Sand - Why Hilton Head/Bluffton Is Better
Once upon a time there was a little boy in his late-20s/early-30s or thereabouts who lived in a big city (well, near a big city at least) in the Great White North. He had nice friends, a nice bachelor pad, a nice job, and there…
JUNE 2012: A Line In The Sand - A Casino In Hardeeville
One subject. Two opinions.
A Casino in Hardeeville?
Line in the sand july 2012
Frank’s Opinion This thing just gets weirder and weirder. A year ago, Courtney and I locked horns over the institution of marriage. She, although newly bespoken at the time, argued unsuccessfully that marriage is outdated. I, a lifelong bachelor, argued successfully in marriage’s favor. Now we’ve…
Line in the Sand: Appetizer vs. Dessert?
Frank Dunne, Jr. I should apologize in advance. If you read this column with any regularity, you know that Courtney and I sometimes spar over some fairly weighty issues. Other times…not so much. Arguing over which is better, the hamburger or the hot dog, or what…
Line in the Sand: Santa Claus
I know this because the Kringles are my neighbors. Yup, Santa’s workshop is just a few glaciers north of my Fortress of Solitude up in the Arctic. Nice folks. And the elves always invite me to their New Year’s party, which you’d have to see…
March 2012: A Line in the Sand - Confederate Flag
FRANK: “I will say that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races…and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior…
March 2013: A Line in the Sand
WOMEN IN COMBAT Frank Dunne, Jr. I know what you’re thinking. When that Dunne guy heard of the military’s plans to put women in front-line combat he was probably jumping for joy shouting, “Let’s send Courtney! Let’s send Courtney!” But you would be wrong. This is a really…
MAY 2011: A Line in the Sand - A Man's Obsession with Sports
With this column (whatever we ended up calling it) Courtney and I are supposed to transcend its predecessor’s battle of the sexes format, but then she threw down this question: “How about men’s obsession with sports? You don’t own the teams or have any financial…
May 2012: A Line In The Sand - Tattoos and Piercings
Do employers have the right to require employees to conceal tattoos and other forms of body art while on the job? Of course they do, but why take my word for it? Let’s ask my friend Suzy (not her real name). Suzy and I were…
November 2011: A Line in the Sand - The Death Penalty
FRANK’S OPINION: The T-shirts simply say, “I Am Troy Davis.” I guess they ran out of room because they left out the part that says, “I shoot people in the face, pistol-whip homeless people for fun, shoot and kill off-duty police officers who try to stop…
October 2011: A Line In The Sand - Halloween
Frank’s Opinion: Courtney has a seasonal question for this month’s Sand column: “Halloween, scary movies, scaring yourself just to scare yourself? I don’t get it.” Taken at face value, I’m pretty much on the same page (figuratively) with Miss C on this one. Can you…
OCTOBER 2012: A LINE IN THE SAND
FRANK DUNNE, JR. Next month we go to the polls to decide the fate of the free world. A bit overly melodramatic? No. It’s not. This is the big one. You probably remember the incessant droning in 2008 that it was to be our most…
SEPTEMBER 2011: A Line In The Sand - Speeding Tickets
What happens when a police cruiser is parked beside a highway on the blind side of a curve or the down side of a hill where nobody can see it until the last second? Right. The lead car driver suddenly applies the brakes and in…
September 2012: A Line in the Sand
Frank Dunne Jr. Did you hear? The Boy Scouts of America have decided to retain their ban on gays. Like it or not, it’s really none of your business. They’re a private organization. We have a thing called the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court ruled…
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