Category Archives: Jay Howell

“Happy” Memorial Day?

Jay Howell on the West-East German border, 1987 Happy Memorial Day…how does it make you feel to hear that?  Does it make you proud to be an American?  After all, it’s one of the most patriotic of all American holidays.  Do you just shrug your shoulders with a dismissive “meh”, and go back to your…MORE

If it weren’t for my Mom:

Guys, let’s face it…we’re idiots.  If it weren’t for our mothers, not one of us would have made it past 21.  Or even 10. Whether it’s patching us up after crashing on our bikes, not selling us to the circus after being called into the principal’s office, or spending half their salaries feeding us during…MORE