Category: American Society

I’ve always been ambivalent about Martin Luther King Day. Since his birthday falls on my mother’s birthday,  I would just as  soon celebrate her birthday. Her dreams and visions for me had a lot more to do with where I am now ( for good and ill) than anything Martin

Greetings from the foothills of the Rockies. Out here for 3 days on business. In one of my more misguided moments-I agreed to bring the S.O. along. Now -after a long day that began at 5 am she is in a grumpy mood. For the record, I did warn her

Specifically, any job in the Obama administration. So much for that Ambassador to Thailand gig………. The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants’ spouses and grown children as well, that are forcing job-seekers to rummage from basements to attics, in shoe boxes, diaries and computer

Specifically, any job in the Obama administration. So much for that Ambassador to Thailand gig………. The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants’ spouses and grown children as well, that are forcing job-seekers to rummage from basements to attics, in shoe boxes, diaries and computer

Good advice from Dave Barry: You know what I miss? I miss 1960. Not the part about my face turning overnight into the world’s most productive zit farm. What I miss is the way the grown-ups acted about the Kennedy-Nixon race. Like the McCain-Obama race, that was a big historic

Warning Notice! Unhinged, emotional, non-factually supported rant follows! Greetings from Filthadelphia-home of a baseball team that is going to the NLCS. As I transited airports and changed planes, the market experienced another rather large drop. Which can only lead to one conclusion: YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS! Now I know how these

Guess I should give my Cubbies some credit. This year they waited till October to rip your heart out. Normally they do it in late August. The Cubs-bringing you disappointment for 100 years.

Get up, go to work, come home, fall asleep-repeat. That was what today was and is why I have not posted in two nights. It is  not that I feel bad really-but for whatever reason the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Even a “little wine for thy

Between this: And this: Market drops 353 points!. Not surprised. BR: [BR is reading Heather’s damning article] Bitch. Nick Naylor: Whore.