She tried to talk me off the ledge, but I only moved back a bit. It was late in the afternoon and I was suiting up for walking the dog on a cold January day, muttering under my breath and slamming drawers that had done me no wrong. “What’s the matter?” she asked in her… [read more]
Government Hall of Shame
While traitors attacked our democracy, we were killing 4,000 Americans with COVID-19 every day. Somehow, four 9/11s every three days – one gasping death every 22 seconds – got overshadowed. That’s how insane things are. ————————– Be sure to read to the end for a poem for our time. We start with the obvious. Sedition… [read more]
Insurrection
Reading time – 2:49; Viewing time – 3:49 . . . Updated 1/9/21 – see Last Question above the end photo. Hatred and distrust of government didn’t start with Ronald Reagan saying, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” There was plenty of… [read more]
Anthem
Reading time – 1.38 . . . It is the morning of the Electoral College report to Congress. Donald Trump has encouraged militants like the Proud Boys and neo-Nazis to demonstrate in the streets of DC, knowing full well that they will bring their anger and their firearms. As of this writing it is unknown… [read more]
Proper Names
Reading time – 3:29 . . . The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. – Confucius The Crash occurred in October of 1929 during Herbert Hoover’s first year as President. He had been successful in business and had held several high level government posts where he produced good results. He… [read more]
Action Required
Reading time – 3:09 . . . You’ve seen the visuals of miles of cars in line to get a little food from food banks. People are waiting in line for hours because they can’t feed their families without assistance, so you already have a sense of the need. These are our friends and neighbors… [read more]
No Rationalizing Allowed
Reading time – 4:05 . . . Arguments abound about whether to prosecute Donald Trump once he’s out of office for his alleged extensive and nefarious lawbreaking both before and since becoming President. He may be Dear Leader to his MAGA nation followers, but in the eyes of the law he is, at best, a… [read more]
Freedom v2.0
Reading time – 3:01 . . . I received some off-line comments (i.e., not posted in the Comments section) questioning the contention in my “Freedom” post last Sunday that if we don’t begin working together instead of fighting one another that eventually we will lose our freedoms. Here’s an effort to make that connectivity clearer…. [read more]
Freedom
We begin with an incontrovertible fact, even as facts are so very 2015: We have a lot of very big problems, challenges and opportunities in America and mounting them will require that we all get on board the solutions train. This will require our work, our sacrifice, our brilliance, our creativity and our cooperation in… [read more]
The Numbers
The Election The electors have voted, the election vote totals are in and they are final. The good folks at Quinnipiac have a detailed breakdown of this information, so have a look if you’re interested. Plus, updated vote totals can also be seen here. For our purposes, what’s important is in red, because it begs… [read more]
