The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Feliz Navidad!

Displaying the multicultural sensitivity for which The Other McCain family is famous, here are our three youngest — Emerson, 10, Jefferson, 12, and Reagan, 8 — with another holiday classic: In case you didn’t know it, “Feliz Navidad” is a Spanish phrase meaning “Hit the Freaking Tip Jar!”

Brittany Smith Found Alive, Police Say Jeffrey Scott Easley ‘Very Good Suspect’ in Death of 12-Year Old Girl’s Mother

Let’s begin at the beginning: She was 41. He was 32. They flirted over the Internet. He sent online kisses and declared her “hot.” She thanked him for his patience with her. Jeff Easley moved into Tina Smith’s house . . . a few months ago, a neighbor said. Their love story dissolved [Dec. 6] […]

‘Devaluing Mother’

“Mother is not, and never will be, cool. But nothing is more shallow than devaluing Mother, and what Mother does, merely because she’s not fashionable.” — Pundette, “Alpha Housewives”

VIDEO: ‘Merry Christmas, Everybody!’

From our family to yours: That sweet little girl? Her name is Reagan and as of today — Monday, Dec. 6 — she is 8 years old. Yeah, it’s her birthday. If that doesn’t inspire you to hit the tip jar, I don’t know what ever will. Perhaps the threat of a lawsuit?

VIDEO: Happy Thanksgiving!

All six of our children, plus our recently added son-in-law, gathered for the annual family feast. See if you can figure out which one is Robert Stacy McCain, Jr. A little story about our big family: When Kennedy (now 21 and married) was just a baby, it was near Christmas time and we were so […]

Are You Thankful for Sex?

You’re thinking that Holiday Traffic Suckage Season has gotten the best of me and that, in desperation prompted by Blogger Mood Disorder, I’m about to write a blog post so grossly distasteful as to offend everyone. And you’re wrong.

‘Shut Up, Moron’

That’s a direct quote, one of the nicer things my children say to each other. Because there are six of them — the oldest 21, the youngest 7 — my kids have to put up with lots of stuff, including frequent verbal abuse from their siblings. Which is a good thing, I think, in the sense […]

Dear Cousin: Thanks, But No Thanks

The senator from Arizona — a distant cousin, our common ancestor having lived in South Carolina circa 1790 — is not my only famous kin.  My first cousin Pepper Ellis Hagebak is a columnist for the LaGrange (Ga.) News. But her column isn’t about politics, and that’s probably a good thing. Pepper’s still a Democrat, like everybody […]

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