by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 13, 2016 | Weekly Column
The aspiring right Reverend Donald J. Trump has come a long way since his unfortunate “Two Corinthians” slip at Liberty University in January. By surrounding himself with a handpicked cadre of sycophants, er, disciples like Mike Huckabee, Jerry...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 6, 2016 | Weekly Column
It’s time for my annual Nobody Asked Me But Here’s What I’d Say In a Commencement Speech Speech. I hear you, class of 2016. Why should you take advice from someone who still responds “Way!” when someone else says “No...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 30, 2016 | Weekly Column
If you haven’t gone car shopping lately, let me just tell you that things have changed. Last week, I did the grueling prep work normally required before going out on a Serious Mission to Buy a Car. You know. A few hours of kickboxing, a lot of flexing...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 24, 2016 | Weekly Column
I was talking to my tax guy recently and he said something so shocking that I asked him to repeat it. “I was going to discuss what happens to your tax situation when you retire,” he said with a little chuckle. “But then I realized writers...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 17, 2016 | Weekly Column
Like any great athlete who retires after winning it all, American Pharoah is entitled to the good life. Or, in his case, the great life. Much has been made recently of the Triple Crown winner’s post-career living conditions, which can best be described as...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 2, 2016 | Weekly Column
Is it just me or are we all wound a little too tight lately? Sure, it’s an election year but everyone seems more on edge than usual. Kelly Ripa even flounced off her own set in a Kanye-like huff the other week. Kelly Ripa! I blame Lyin’ Ted Cruz. What?...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 25, 2016 | Weekly Column
My young friend, Preston, wants to be a chemistry professor one day but first he has to finish high school and complete the mandatory Senior Project. Preston thought it would be fun to jazz up his project on Scientific Literacy by testing the local humor...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 18, 2016 | Weekly Column
As a lifelong resident of the great potty-obsessed state of North Carolina, let me just say “Thank You!” to my Governor, Pat McCrory, and the wise leadership in the General Assembly for the passage of House Bill 2, which, among other things, ensures...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 11, 2016 | Weekly Column
When you’re a D-list celebrity, you tend to accept any offer to appear in public that will give you a little love because, as the saying goes, there is no such thing as bad publicity. Turns out there sorta is. For example, if your ego and desire to...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 5, 2016 | Weekly Column
Will someone please explain the “tiny house” craze to me? Every time I see an article or a TV show about these “little dynamos” I have to wonder if their passionate fans have never heard of a mobile home. While the tiny house folk...
