by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 1, 2024 | Weekly Column
You have to hand it to the Transportation Safety Administration (motto: “Jelly is, too, a liquid!”). Only TSA could’ve surveyed the dystopian hellscape that is using a self-checkout at the grocery store and thought: “Yes! We should try that at airports so passengers...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 25, 2024 | Weekly Column
OK, hear me out. From now on, we’ll decide who is president not by winning the Electoral College vote (boring!) but instead, every four years, we’ll pick the prez “Love is Blind” style. That’s right! This fall, we’ll put Biden and Trump in the reality show’s trademark...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 18, 2024 | Weekly Column
I may have been hasty in suggesting Texas secede a few weeks ago because there’s another state that’s intent on making misery for no good reason these days: Alabama. Yes, the Tommy Tuberville-electin’, take your fertilized egg to work day Alabama. That one. Who knew...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 11, 2024 | Weekly Column
Our staycation destination just 45 minutes from home had been much anticipated: a beautiful oceanfront townhouse deeply discounted because it was February. Our party of six arrived with three carloads of food, adult beverages and multiple pairs of yoga pants, happily...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 4, 2024 | Weekly Column
READERS: This column, and all others, appears on social media sites two weeks after publication by Gannett Southeast newspapers. This is a contractual agreement and explains why I often appear to be woefully behind the news cycle. I fully expect Haley to drop out...