Anti-Viral Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is desperately looking for ways to salvage at least a potion of their 2020 profits, er, season. Since it seems unlikely that mass gatherings will be…
A Dark Place
A reminder on what would have been Opening Day. Today we are in a dark place. But at some point, we are going to come out of the shadows and…
I feel the need … for speed
The Air Show is in town this weekend, featuring hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the latest military aviation technology, flown and maintained by the best of the best….
Are You Still Here?
I keep seeing posts and memes in support of term limits for members of Congress. It appears that term limits for Congress is a popular idea. This is somewhat confusing,…
We Are killing the Golden Goose
Economic inequality is threatening to destroy capitalism in America, and the only people that can save capitalism are the people who are benefiting from it the most. That is the…
Worth Dying For
Want to know how best to commemorate the sacrifices American military personnel on Memorial Day – and every other day? Here’s a poignant and thoughtful suggestion from a combat veteran,…
Three-Dimensional Chess
Someone on social media was wondering why President Trump capitalizes words that shouldn’t be capitalized. The answer, of course, is that he is the world’s foremost expert on the development…
Chicks Dig It
I’ve resumed working out regularly with weights. Not that I want a better body, but it’s pretty well-accepted that some weight training is very helpful for maintaining flexibility, stamina, and…
Throw the Bums Out
I keep seeing posts and memes in support of term limits for members of Congress. It appears that term limits for Congress is a popular idea. This is somewhat confusing,…
And the Winner is…
A film called “Green Book” has won the Oscar for Best Picture. I don’t know anything about the film, but I know a little about the actual Green Book. The…
Socialists of the Serengeti
Since cartoonist Thomas Nast first used an elephant as a symbol for “The Republican Vote” in 1874, the recognized symbol of the Republican Party has been the elephant. But…
That Ought to Take Care of it…
Of all the nonsensical, wrong-headed, asinine, and ignorant justifications for a massive wall along the southern border of the United States, the crackpot idea that a wall can stop the…
Good Leadership is Super
His victory yesterday was the sixth Super Bowl championship won by Patriot’s head coach Bill Belichick, the most by any NFL coach. The extraordinary run of success during Belichick’s career…
Those were the days…
“Remember when” posts are pretty popular on social media, especially posts that contrast life as a kid in the 1950’s or 1960’s with life as a child today. Many of…
Wake Me When It’s Spring
A Beagle might find drugs hidden in a suitcase at the airport. A Labrador Retriever might bring back a murdered duck. A German Shepherd might lead a blind person through…
“harmful, wasteful, and offensive…”
President Trump will apparently speak to the nation about the national security “emergency” we are facing on our southern border. This will be great. I can hardly wait to hear…
We don’t need no education…
Although I try to resist any urge to participate, I do sometimes follow social media discussions about current events. Based on my limited experience, most online “discussions” are not really…
Hey, you kids…
I try to avoid sounding like a cranky old white guy – “Hey you kids, get off my lawn!” – but I attended a professional basketball game today and yikes,…
Just another brick in the wall
The US southern (land) border is about 2000 miles long, about one third of it is “protected” by some sort of physical barrier (fence, wall, etc.). Why is there not…
OK, thanks
Back in the days when I used e-mail a lot, I found that I didn’t always have time right away to craft a careful and fully-researched reply to an incoming…
The Guilty Guy’s Playbook
The slow drip, drip, drip of activity from the Mueller investigation has become a steady trickle, and it may soon become a flood. If you are having trouble keeping up,…
Lock Her Up
Despite holding no office or official position of any kind, Hillary Clinton continues to exert an otherworldly power over a certain segment of the population. This should really be investigated….
Are You Talking to Me?
From the news: “When asked Friday about his latest tweets about Mueller, Trump said tellingly: ‘I like to take everything personally, because you do better that way.’ “ This explains…
Immigration Reform
I am no immigration expert, and I don’t even play one on TV, but there is plenty of accurate information readily available about America’s immigration system, if anyone wants to…
A Stable Genius
For reasons we can’t actually explain, our daughter has become a very capable equestrian. For the past couple of years she has been a member of a riding team, operating…
A well-regulated militia…
From the news: “A man accidentally shot his wife last night at the Super 8 Motel on Merchants Drive, but that’s not what he initially told officers, KPD officials said….
Running government like a business
From the news: “President Trump’s Scottish golf resort raked in more than $77,000 in government money thanks to his visit there this past weekend, federal spending records showed. US State…
Nice Country You got there…
Saw on the news today that the Democrats are looking for a new political slogan for the midterm elections. Apparently their focus group did not like their original choice: “Hillary…
“You think our country’s so innocent…”
From the news: “President Donald Trump will consider allowing Russian investigators to question U.S.-born investor Bill Browder, former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and others after President Vladimir Putin…
Not free, but reasonable…
I see a lot of products in the grocery store marked “gluten free.” Well, of course. Gluten’s always been free. I’ve never been asked to pay extra for it, and…