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
Relishing my post-election ease November 14, 2016 Not only do I have a weeks worth of chores from my recent trip but I face days of work printing out a thousand… Continue Reading
A little bit of Post-Trump here in the Northland November 14, 2016 In my view America elected a demagogue rather than a scold. In fairness to Hillary Clinton, the unprecedented calls of “lock her up” at… Continue Reading
2 am. Topeka, Kansas, Nov. 10, 2016 November 10, 2016 I just woke up from 4 badly needed hours of sleep. I could use another 4. I’m sitting in the lobby of the downdown… Continue Reading
2016 election night November 9, 2016 America is like the character Dustin Hoffman played in The Graduate after he raced off from the church with his runaway bride and sat… Continue Reading
Fear, Loathing, Loyalty, Sacrifice…. November 6, 2016 ….Some of the things on my mind during my nine hour drive today. On Tuesday I’ll be headed into one of Donald Trump’s States,… Continue Reading
4 AM – no sleep because my thoughts are worse than nightmares November 3, 2016 And as I began typing NPR reported that there are just five days before the election. That’s what kept me awake for the last… Continue Reading
Bill’s mulligans and the man who gave him a haircut November 2, 2016 I think my Buddy and I are grimly determined to keep harassing each other through this dispiriting Presidential contest. Afterwards I suspect we pick… Continue Reading
Manchurian Candidate November 2, 2016 My daughter Facebooked me to tell me that she (young as she is) knows what the Manchurian Candidate is. For those who haven’t heard… Continue Reading
My wife says only old people will understand this sign. November 1, 2016 But they are the people who are about to hand the oval office over to the ex head of the KGB. Just put in… Continue Reading
Why Trump stay’s afloat and Early voting October 31, 2016 From my buddy to me – An anaylsis of the voters by Sam Wang of the New York Times: For now, we are stuck… Continue Reading
Bullying – a two way street? October 27, 2016 In response to my post about Mr. French who has received hostile (to put it mildly) messages from what he characterizes as “Alt Right”… Continue Reading