It sure doesn’t feel like Saturday to me. I assume that’s because yesterday was a holiday. Of course, at this point in my life the days of the week don’t have the sharp delineations they used to have. No child … Continue reading →
On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
For the last week or so I’ve been periodically entertaining myself by journeying back in time through the popular music of my earlier days (and they’re all earlier days, aren’t they?). It’s a good distraction from the angst of contemplating … Continue reading →
In this season of holidays that feature light in the darkness of the darkest time of year, we also have the political shadows that have descended on America. I’m going to assume that most of us are doing what we … Continue reading →
You can read some of the details at Legal Insurrection. Excerpt from the opinion: The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas … Continue reading →
You may have noticed I haven’t written a post about Biden’s foot that supposedly was broken while he was playing with his dog. That’s because the subject barely interests me, and that includes whether he actually injured it while playing … Continue reading →
If you’re of a certain age, you may remember Señor Wences from the Ed Sullivan Show. I loved him, and would watch the show every Sunday night, always hoping he’d be on: Wences (real name: Wenceslao Moreno) had a pretty … Continue reading →
Since when did the world exist to guarantee your feeling of safety? When I was a child – which now begins to seem like it was further in the past than it actually was, so different has the world become … Continue reading →
I’ve immersed myself in reading, thinking, and writing about politics for a long time now; close to two decades for the reading and thinking part and close to seventeen years for the writing. Sometimes it feels as though I’m merely … Continue reading →
Since there have been fewer large get-togethers for Thanksgiving this year, I assume people have fewer leftovers because they haven’t cooked huge turkeys. Then again, there are probably more people who do have leftovers, because more people have done their … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited reprint of a previous post.] For me this year, Thanksgiving is going to feature a small gathering. Very small – two people. And so there won’t be a stuffed turkey, there will be turkey parts … Continue reading →
The media has treated Joe Biden in a manner so gentle that it far eclipses even the fawning obeisance they paid to Barack Obama. And although the MSM may have low ratings and Americans may not trust the press, at … Continue reading →