(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
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Truth Decay
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
Ode To Bobby Barr
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
DARK STUFF
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
UNWRITETN RULES
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 with Tears
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
Retreat To Your Far From Neutral Corners The anti-Trumpers are whining. Forgotten is their mantra about how wonderfully fair and reliable Robert Mueller is; how they are waiting for his Report with open minds and about they will accept his conclusions. Well, that apparently was only if they liked his conclusions. Look, I don’t like … Continue reading