POST 1244 A long time ago, yet not seeming to be so long past, Marilyn and I married. Without planning to do so, we began traditions of our own, not quite like hers and not quite like mine. Our children, grandchildren and more gather every year and one thing we do is to plan a… [read more]
Year End – Part Two
POST 1243 The Terrible Truth The DOJ, led by fearless suck ups Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, has complied with about one smidgenth of what is required of them by law. Legislation demands that they turn over to Congress all – as in: ALL – files, documents, images, video recordings and the rest of the… [read more]
Wrong Side of the Bed
POST 1242 NOTE: This post started as “Wrong Side Of The Bed” but somewhere in the process of editing it became clear that it actually was “Year End – Part One” but the change didn’t stick in the composing machine. You’ll have to imagine the correct title yourself. Coming Attractions The next Democratic (and… [read more]
Behavior Geek
POST 1241 A Disambiguation Science Moment Today, the winter solstice, is not the shortest day of the year. In fact, there is no shortest day of the year. They’re all the same length: 24 hours; 86,400 seconds. What this actually is that is noteworthy is the day of this year with the shortest duration of… [read more]
Lunatic Losers
POST 1240 Disambiguations make a great stocking stuffer! The horrific mass slaughter of people on Bondi Beach in Australia last Sunday happened as the community lighting of a menorah on the first night of Hanukkah began. It’s reported that the father-son duo shooters were/are Muslim fanatics. If so, how ironic, considering Hanukkah commemorates… [read more]
You’re A Pirate!
POST 1239 Yes You! On September 2, 2025 the Secretary of Defense (he prefers “Secretary of War – it’s more chest poundingly tough guy sounding) Six Gun Pete Hegseth had a special day. It started with spotters finding a non-military open boat, apparently from Venezuela, in international waters. It was powered by engines commonly used… [read more]
Who Will Lead?
POST 1238 Quote Of The Mid-Week From Harry Littman’s December 8 post, Trump’s Alternate-Reality Government: Donald Trump is surely the most prolific and brazen liar ever to occupy the White House. From day one of his first term, when he confabulated wildly about the crowd size at his inauguration, he has fabricated nonsense so promiscuously… [read more]
Your Government At Work – Maybe
POST 1237 Today is Pearl Harbor Day. No one alive on that day could have foreseen the intentional decline of the United States of America that has occurred, brought to us by political self-dealing, greed, power lust and voter indifference. Those at Pearl Harbor 84 years ago didn’t fight and die for the mess we… [read more]
Starting To Set Things Right
POST 1236 Cheers For Freedom Of Speech One of the most valuable rights we Americans have is the right of free speech. What that means is that the government is prohibited from restricting our speech, stopping us from saying what we want to say, even if we are criticizing the government or any of its… [read more]
White Minority, Accountability and Irresponsible Gods
POST 1235 Need More Evidence? Trump’s Gestapo has been snatching people off our streets, our lawns, our schools, our childcare centers, our houses of worship and from our INS offices. They act following official guidelines and self-supplied sadism captured by words like profiling, arbitrary, illegal, groundless, capricious and cruel. They incarcerate American citizens – lots… [read more]
