I wish I could believe him.  The way Trump has explained his decision to halt the planned attack on Iran this week, his actions were, on their face, admirable. If you know anything about me, you know that my using the word, “admirable” in connection with Trump is like my wearing a Red Sox cap … Continue reading I Wish I Could Believe Him →

(WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 21, 2019) - Charley "Chuck" Jones today announced that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.  Mr. Jones is an unemployed former bartender from West Pecos, Wyoming.  Mr. Jones announcement makes him the 4,321st candidate, at least that we know of.Mr. Jones will join … Continue reading A Possible Democratic Dilemma →

It's getting worse. So much worse. I have bored my friends and relatives for years with my condemnation of docudramas and biopics. I complain that they are neither fact nor fiction and, so, I can't enjoy them as either. They take a real event and dramatize (say "fictionalize") it thereby presenting a false narrative. Sure, … Continue reading Truth Decay →

Let’s lift a glass to Bobby BarrHas any lawyer gone so farTo twist and distort the facts and lawHe’s the best at that I ever saw Mueller says because he’s fairThat saying Trump broke the law would be to errBut Barr says no, that’s not the ruleCause he’s no lawyer, he’s the President’s tool So … Continue reading Ode To Bobby Barr →

My understanding of the astrophysical notion of black matter could fit into a neutrino with room to spare. And I don’t even know what a neutrino is. But, that won’t stop me. I have a theory. Here’s how I understand dark matter. My entire grasp of this extraordinary concept is derived from listening to Neil … Continue reading DARK STUFF →

We are inundated with furious arguments about whether Trump broke the law. Sure, it matters if he did, but it might matter more even if he didn't. If he did, we could get rid of him and future Presidents would know what they cannot do. If he didn't, and if he simply avoided being a … Continue reading UNWRITETN RULES →

A NEW "CHRISTMAS STORY" I love the movie, "A Christmas Story." That's largely because I grew up listening to Jean Shepard on the radio. "Shep", as all his fans called him, was a genius storyteller with a coterie of characters from his childhood growing up in northern Indiana. All the stories said something about life, … Continue reading →

Maybe The Next Generation Will Do It The original idea of this Blog, indicated by its title, was that my generation - those of us whose feet both marched for peace and played Twister while high - has abandoned our ideals. We had it, but we gave it up. My posts, though, have digressed from … Continue reading →

Tiger Woods won the Masters again. Watching it made me so happy that I actually teared up. How crazy is that? Of course, I have never met Tiger Woods. His life and mine are as unattached as Donald Trump is to reality. Yet, with each of his shots, and I watched them all, I was … Continue reading Tiger with Tears →

C'MON LIBERALS - GET A GRIP I am a liberal. I know that's not the popular description for people of my ilk. Now, we are supposed to be called, "Progressive." That's because the label, "liberal" has been slandered by the right wing. So, we changed our name. We caved. Well, we're caving again. Three recent … Continue reading →