The Golden Gate December 19, 2016 Last January I took this photo at dusk of the hillside cemetery facing Jerusalem’s Eastern or “Golden” gate. I recall hearing it is the… Continue Reading
Kapos and Trump’s new “Ambassador” December 16, 2016 Another charming appointment that President Trump plans to make is an Israel-loving hard liner who wants to give Israel carte blanche. His name is… Continue Reading
a new more singable national anthem December 16, 2016 Noah Trevor is astonished that Trump has now made a virtue of his lying and getting his rabid followers to buy into having been… Continue Reading
Trump’s new pal December 16, 2016 I woke up this morning to find that “My Buddy” had sent me an email with links to bloggers skeptical of the claim that… Continue Reading
My Platitude Attitude December 15, 2016 I gave a shout out to an excellent reply to a nonsensical op-ed piece that showed up on December 4th in the Trib. I… Continue Reading
Today’s Trump News December 15, 2016 China concurs with me that our President elect is a lot like the Jerry Lewis character in the movie Visit to a Small Planet…. Continue Reading
Ezekiel 28: 4-8 December 12, 2016 My latest Bible reading: I skipped some of the more violent parts of Ezekiel on the off chance that somebody might mistake this as… Continue Reading
Infamy the flag and the Oval Office December 7, 2016 Readers of this blog will not find it surprising that I greatly appreciate today’s opinion piece in the News Tribune. The author will probably… Continue Reading
Trump as Coyote? Naw. He’s more Jerry Lewis December 6, 2016 I’ve been trying to see the positives in the looming Trump Presidency. He does break molds. The Georgian leader manhandled by Russia who thought… Continue Reading
Lapel Flag patriots December 1, 2016 This NPR story about the thousands of “general discharges” handed out to veterans in recent years irked me this morning. These discharges protect the… Continue Reading
“If you don’t like it…..too bad” November 29, 2016 This Trump supporter lost his right to fly Delta for a lifetime. Continue Reading
1536 days until a different President could be inaugurated November 27, 2016 Four plus years of Trump is a sobering thought for book readers. Then again, I don’t think LBJ read books either. Even the prospect… Continue Reading
Knock, Knock…… November 27, 2016 …Who’s there? Ivanka Ivanka Who? Ivanka you to buy my fashions. Continue Reading
On our new “Pro life” President November 23, 2016 Yesterday I was particularly interested in this letter to Dear Abby from a mother who is distraught to have learned, during a heated Trump/Clinton… Continue Reading
Thank you Dr. Conniff… November 21, 2016 …for reading my blog. Thank you also for taking part in an important public conversation…….. I have submitted this piece in its entirety to… Continue Reading
Some random thoughts November 19, 2016 My Bad. The testy relationship with my “Buddy” is one of the casualties of the Presidential election. We called each other some names that,… Continue Reading
More on interning Muslims for the nation’s security November 17, 2016 Our good friend just posted the link to the NY Times story about the potential internship of Muslims. She has an adopted Korean child… Continue Reading
The wrong lessons from our history November 17, 2016 Donald Trump reads no books. His history is heavy with whatever lessons he learned at someone’s knees about the America First Committee which had… Continue Reading
Art Johnston election analyst November 16, 2016 Art sent me an email he composed for a friend. I share it with my readers for them to exult or lament: To: Michael… Continue Reading
“THROWING GREASE ON THE FIRE” November 15, 2016 As I indicated in my email to my Buddy the election last week has opened Pandora’s box with lots of noisome, nasty, dance on… Continue Reading