I suppose we should get the greetings and pleasantries out of the way first. Paul Ryan, please DROP DEAD! That’s how much I loathe his proposed and supposedly serious budget. None of his ideas are new, they are based on fuzzy math and proposals that don’t work. But the
Continue readingThe setting sun……
If you look to the left you will find that today is the 66th anniversary of the sinking of IJS Yamato by American aircraft and naval gunfire. A few years back I wrote this post about the movie made in Japan that talked about it. Last night was Easter, but
Continue readingThe politics of sadism
I’ll be writing about Paul Ryan this weekend-but the folks at Esquires blog have sized him pretty well: We are in an age dominated on one side by the New Politics of Sadism. Hurtful policies are enacted, not because of any logical benefit they might bring, but specifically because they
Continue readingHome the hard way
Arrived back in Shopping Mall at 4AM last night-by bus. Long story-and none of it good. Primarily it was a comedy of errors by people who were not prepared to deal with 47 angry and tired people when the aircraft weather diverted into southern Alabama. I’m tired and grumpy today.
Continue readingMore than a little disturbing….
That a member of the United States Senate would say this: Sen. Lindsey Graham said Congress might need to explore the need to limit some forms of freedom of speech, in light of Tennessee pastor Terry Jones’ Quran burning, and how such actions result in enabling U.S. enemies. “I wish
Continue readingOn the beach…
Well. thank God it’s April 2nd and I go back to being a heathen again. And where I am right now is a good place to be a heathen-staying in a beach house on Emerald Isle NC with my Dad and my sister and her friends in an huge ocean
Continue readingAn epiphany
I have seen the light. I have decided to join the Tea Party and buy all the heavy caliber handguns I can get my hands on. I now know that rich corporations have nothing but my best interest at heart-and that I was wrong to insist that maybe the rest
Continue readingThat special day of the year…..
Opening day. The only day of the year the Pirates will be in first place. This year is especially interesting-since the Pirates open against the Cubs at Wrigley field. Wish I had known that earlier-I would have flown up for it. The Cubs are the other team I root for
Continue readingAn unexceptional nation
One of the ideas that has come to the forefront in our current political debate-is a very flawed one. That it has been allowed to take root in our civil discourse is indeed a tragic development for the nation as a whole and it is probably the one thing that
Continue readingSometimes I think I’m living in an Allen Drury novel.
As a boy in my early teens-I had the misfortune of reading every Allen Drury book ever written ( At least through the early 70’s). And that’s a long list. As I grew older, and came under the influence of some really dedicated teachers and professors-I realized how really bad
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