Lost Journal: Up on the Woof
Journal entry: August 6, 2005 (age 36) Journal entry: One night last week, I was walking through our second-floor, Mill Street apartment when I spotted something unusual on … Read more
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Obama’s Inaugural Address: Progressive and Presidential
President channels FDR in his inaugural address Skies were overcast, and the temperature was a chilly 40 degrees in Washington on Monday when President Barack Obama took the … Read more
Lost Journal: Can a Godfather Be in the Hell’s Angels?
Journal entry: August 30, 1974 (age 5) — Godfathers & Motorcycles Usually, my trips with my mom to her sister Millie Grace’s house are fairly uneventful. Mom and … Read more
Fun With The News: Obama, Guns & More
In the news, Bill Clinton hosts the annual Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs all week. He’s a loyal Democrat. To back President Obama’s gun control measures … Read more
All-Powerful NRA? A Sea Change in the Firearms Debate
Things change, even with the NRA in the USA In August 1925, The New York Times estimated 50,000 — 60,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan marched in … Read more
Is It Time To Repeal Presidential Term Limits?
Without term limits, many fear president would outlive his “sell-by” date The experts are giving it little chance of passage, but H.J. Resolution 15, a repeal of presidential term … Read more
Who’s Behind ‘Fix the Debt’?
Look out, the ‘fixers’ are coming to ‘fix the debt’ Top corporate chieftains and Wall Street gamblers want to tell Washington how to fix our national debt, so … Read more
Lost Journal: The Island of Forgotten Christmas Tree Ornaments
Journal entry: January 1, 1984 (age 37) In the same archipelago as the Island of Misfit Toys sits an even more remote locale known as the Island of … Read more
2013 Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda Resolutions
Resolutions for 2013 that should’ve been made by various celebrities, but probably weren’t Okay. Bent over. Hands on knees. Breathing hard. Whew. Made it to 2013. *Pant. Pant.* … Read more
A Capital Time for Tweeting, Plus When to Shoot a Moose
The best time for tweeting is not the best time for facebooking — you’ve got a lot to learn! “Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00″ is … Read more
