Jun 9WHICH WITCH AND OTHER FANCY FRIPPERIESWHICH WITCH AND OTHER FANCY FRIPPERIES FROM DOPE TO DIGNITY — Pres. Franklin Roosevelt’s family wealth came from his grandfather, Warren Delano, who made his megabucks in the Chinese opium trade. — The China Mirage, by James Bradley RULES OF THE ROAD — When New York drivers cut you off…2 min read2 min read
Apr 4WOKE, CLUTTER AND OTHER PEACHY FRIPPERIESNOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED — “The first duty of a free press is to make a profit.” Col. Robert McCormick (1880–1955) Publisher, The Chicago Tribune WHAT THE HELL DOES WOKE MEAN — Look up woke in the dictionary. It is shockingly the past tense of wake as in Wake Up…2 min read2 min read
Sep 15, 2022THE INTERNET, TRUMP, WOLF BLITZER AND OTHER SEMI-DIGESTIBLE FRIPPERIESTHE INTERNET, TRUMP, WOLF BLITZER AND OTHER SEMI-DIGESTIBLE FRIPPERIES AN HONEST RUSSIAN POLITICIAN — “The Middle East is the testicles of the west. If you want to make them scream, that’s where you squeeze.” Nikita Khrushchev, Former Soviet Chairman A NAME TO REMEMBER — Does the name Wolf Blitzer actually…2 min read2 min read
Feb 22, 2022MORE BIG LIES & OTHER IRRESISTIBLE FRIPPERIES DISAPPEARING WORDS -In most circles today, we no…MORE BIG LIES & OTHER IRRESISTIBLE FRIPPERIES DISAPPEARING WORDS -In most circles today, we no longer hear words like dig it, cool, groovy or far out. How long before some youngster asks you, what’s a woke, who is Karen and why is she saying Let’s go Brandon? CLIMATE CHANGE NEEDS…2 min read2 min read
Jun 11, 2021WEED ON AISLE 10 & OTHER INSIGNIFICANT FRIPPERIES — What’s your guess about when you’ll able to…WEED ON AISLE 10 & OTHER INSIGNIFICANT FRIPPERIES — What’s your guess about when you’ll able to pick up your edible/chewable marijuana at Walgreens and CVS? They’ll be with the candy at check out. FOR YOUR APPROVAL — We like to name our generations or at least give them numbers…2 min read2 min read
Mar 13, 2021I DO NOT LIKE WEARING A MASK by Tom AldermanI DO NOT LIKE WEARING A MASK by Tom Alderman I also do not like eating liver but rejecting liver will not kill me. Rejecting a mask can. Masks are necessary. But it is also true that wearing one is discomforting and annoying, isn’t it? …2 min read2 min read
Jan 11, 2021JEFFERSON, LINCOLN, TRUMP & OTHER FRIPPERIESJEFFERSON, LINCOLN, TRUMP & OTHER FRIPPERIES WHERE TRUMP GETS SOME OF HIS MATERIAL - “If people believe there is an imaginary river out there, you don’t tell them there is no river. Rather, you build an imaginary bridge over the imaginary river.” Nikita Khrushchev, former Soviet Premier THIS IS SOME…2 min read2 min read
Oct 2, 2020EMBRACE YOUR CLUTTER AND OTHER IRRESISTIBLE FRIPPERIES…ARE WE THERE YET? — “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov WHAT IS EXISTENTIAL HIGHER EDUCATION? — Y. M. I. University. BIGGER IS BETTER — When…2 min read2 min read
Sep 3, 2020BIDEN/TRUMP: THE FICKLE FIGURESBIDEN/TRUMP: THE FICKLE FIGURES You may be among the many with industrial strength anxiety over a second Trump term. With current polls showing Joe Biden with a decent lead over the TwitterTwit, your heartburn might even lighten up a bite. Please keep in mind the momentary nature of presidential polling. …2 min read2 min read
May 27, 2020COVID-19, THE GLASS HALF FULL…COVID-19, THE GLASS HALF FULL… …but certainly not for those of us who have lost loved ones, friends, livelihoods and equilibrium. The glass is quite empty. So what could possibly be positive about this most destructive pandemic in over a century? …3 min read3 min read
