ttle Things Sometimes, it’s the little things. Sometimes, there are situations that are so monstrously calamitous that their repugnance can’t be synthesized into one coherent thought. There are no adjectives that fit. The only natural, but totally inadequate reaction, is to shrug and shake your head. And that is far from satisfying. Such is the … Continue reading The Little Things →

In baseball, there is something called “The Mendoza Line.” It’s derivation is from a guy who was once a major league shortstop named, Mario Mendoza. He was such a horrible hitter that the standard for batting incompetence is now measured against his sad skills. Most often, the Line is set at a .200 batting average, … Continue reading The Trump Line →

To prosecute or not to prosecute, that is the question You know when you really want something very badly but you know that it’s likely bad for you? Happens a lot. It’s emotion wrestling with reason. Sometimes what you want is clearly wrong and easy to dismiss, like if you feel urges while looking at … Continue reading To Prosecute Or Not To Prosecute →

The media is rife with reports about how Orange Julius is contemplating numerous Pardons in his final days. No one knows when, or even if, this will really happen.  I assume it will. In fact, I can see it happening like this. December 18, 2020 – Making good on the speculation that President Trump would issue many … Continue reading I Beg Your Pardon →

While some are still confused about it, most people now understand that both the election and the Iron Age are now history. Reflecting on the mess of last few weeks, one lesson is that we need look no further than the mirror to identify its causes. As the wise philosopher, Pogo, once said, “we have … Continue reading We Have Met The Enemy →

Like the show, “The Man Who Came To Dinner”, “The Man Who Came To Govern” will not leave. While his mouth is no stranger to the outlandish and the irrational, he is outdoing himself lately. The Pharaoh of Frauds is claiming that it was the election that was the fraud. This would be ironic in … Continue reading If This Trend Continues →

As I write this, today is the day that, according to the experts, the people of this country have given Donald Trump, undoubtedly the worst President this country has ever had to suffer through, the heave-ho. This is the day that I, along with so many others, have devoutly wished for.  I should be overjoyed.  I’m not. … Continue reading Election Emotions →

With apologies to Rudyard Kipling “If” you have never read Rudyard Kipling’s classic poem of that name, you should. Here’s a link to it. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- So, After suffering through four years of Trumpism and  watching four billion hours of election coverage, I have my own version of Kipling’s magnificent work.  Here it is: If the mail-ins break … Continue reading With Apologies To Rudyard Kipling →

I just sent you a blog about secession. Unfortunately, the system decided that the map I intended to include should, itself, secede from the post. Maybe this was a Halloween precursor of the evil censorship that will be imposed in a second Trump/Barr/McConnell term. Maybe it's just my incompetence. My money is on the latter. … Continue reading APOLOGIES →