Feb 19, 2021
It’s been … a conflicted time, lately. My father, whom I broke off contact with many years ago, died, and for some reason arranged to be buried up here although his home was in Alabama. I have to ...
Jan 28, 2021
Apparently I am attending my father’s funeral in a week, after all. I didn’t want to but my sisters and brother are mostly attending and I will get to see my older brother for the first time in ag...
Jan 20, 2021
Donald Trump inspires histrionics and hyperbolic language when you need to talk about him. Most lefty columnists online seem to have fallen into this vein at some point or other. It’s the only way t...
Jan 19, 2021
Dr. Rachel Levine was announced to be a pick for HHS deputy secretary, and I’m happy because now it seems very clear to me that Biden is choosing really talented people. Dr. Levine is from my state ...
Jan 11, 2021
Some items in the news that Mike (who is a voracious and fast reader) told me, that I hadn’t seen at first:Mike Pence’s wife and kids were in the Capitol Building at the time it was breached, and ...
Dec 29, 2020
I read that Trump is hosting a big New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, to which he sells tickets. Ticket prices might be close to $1,000 or something. During this pandemic upsurge. Ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Dec 17, 2020
The winter storm dumped around a foot of snow in a little over 24 hours, so I am quite tired. Normally I’d take a little more time to shovel myself out, but I was scheduled for jury duty for Thursda...
Nov 5, 2020
I worry about what Trump might do to exact revenge, in his last days in office. He already pardoned 1 war criminal some time ago, who might come later?In his last days -- hours, even -- in office, Jim...
Nov 4, 2020
In case you are home crying under your bed, I will tell you that Pennsylvania is still in play, although T is “leading.” Here, everyone was STRONGLY and repeatedly encouraged to vote by mail, beca...
Oct 27, 2020
Martin’s reports of what he likes in the latest streaming shows reminded me of the show I watched all the way through a season, then had to watch over again because I fall asleep towards the end of ...
Oct 20, 2020
Pennsylvania's having a really confusing time with the election so it is worrying. I've received at least 4 applications to get a mail-in ballot, and tons of flyers about voting -- urging me to vote, ...
Sept 14, 2020
Some things I read recently — Only a few animals are known to recognize themselves in a mirror: humans, other great apes, dolphins, elephants, bees, and magpies.Magpies recognize people fairly well ...
Sept 12, 2020
Easy BooksI like to find possible origins of recent science fiction stories, and Stephen King in particular is a favorite of mine, although sometimes I get contentious about what he’s doing. For one...
Aug 29, 2020
We are soon to see more deliberate and grotesque mismanagement of the federal system that I feel terrible for our country. It’s as if an 8-year-old were attempting to play president.Trump should be ...
Aug 20, 2020
Be careful of wearing out your car windows; I just found out what a new window regulator costs to install. The same day I was taking my car home after getting some repairs for inspection, on the way h...