Tomorrow is the final stage of the midterm election cycle, and other than cries of “Foul!” and demands for recounts, we will finally know which side will be the winner in this round. With all the talk of the mysterious BLUE WAVE (that’s never made any sense to me in Texas – if the Democrats … Continue reading
I need to be careful what I watch and pay attention to as a writer. If I spend too much time thinking and reading on a topic, I start seeing everything through that lens. I’m very interested in national politics, and it’s a very hard thing for me to turn the radio off and stop … Continue reading
I know – this is such “last week’s news”, but the uncivility is really bothering me. There were two funerals of note last week – Aretha Franklin & John McCain. Notables (or people seeking to be notable) performed in various ways at both. Aretha’s involved a lot of musical tributes; hers was, after all, a … Continue reading
We had the opportunity to stay in a hotel for a couple of days while dealing with an air-conditioning issue, and we had occasion to view a multitude of HBO channels while there (we’re cheap people, who are already amazed at how much we are paying for our cable, and see no reason to pay … Continue reading
Our Leftists, their Media, and some cowardly Republicans have been in a tizzy following the Helsinki summit, accusing President Trump of treason, or at least, like, the most embarrassing behavior ever. Behavior that will live in infamy like Pearl Harbor or 9-11. All this because he misspoke (which he has since corrected) and said he … Continue reading
Let’s pretend for a moment that you have a friend. You have lunch together every week, but whenever it’s time to pay the bill, they don’t have their wallet and count on you to foot the bill. You are fairly well off, so it doesn’t kill you financially to do this, but it has become … Continue reading
I saw a certain comedienne (that term is used loosely – I admit to finding no evidence of humor in her) on a “news” program this week. The only reason I’m aware of her is because she did something totally offensive last year and caused an uproar from both sides of the political aisle (that … Continue reading
