Isms: Original views on life from rural America

Were you part of the mad rush at Target stores, trampling others or being pushed out of the way, to snag one of the hottest items in the retail world?

Were you part of the Stanley stampede, where the lucky prize, if you were able to snag it, was a limited Target and Starbucks collaborative cosmo pink tumbler? Don’t confuse this particular tumbler with the winter pink shade also sold at Target. Seems that one is difficult to find, too.

Don’t worry, I wasn’t standing in line on New Year’s Eve to get a Galentine’s cup either. A cup most usually used for water, perhaps an adult beverage or two, to...