The Town Scryer

     That is a rough translation of the first line of the German military funeral hymn. “Ich hatt einen Kameraden.” It is also the funeral hymn of … Read more

Saving a lost or stranded whale is great for the TV news and for making us all feel warm inside for a moment or two and kittens and … Read more

  “Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policy—what an older and less elegant generation called the … Read more

The above is what happens when a train stops, but the slave engines don’t get the signal to stop. The main engine stops and all of the cars … Read more

BEFORE BUDDHA OR JESUS SPOKE, THE NIGHTINGALE SANG, AND LONG AFTER THE WORDS OF JESUS AND BUDDHA ARE GONE INTO OBLIVION, THE NIGHTINGALE STILL WILL SING. BECAUSE IT … Read more

The new Sacramento Greyhound station opened today. The Sacramento Bee has been making much of how “green” the new building will be: “The terminal has vaulted ceilings and … Read more

This picture is not photoshopped, nor is it the latest GMO abomination. It is a Mangalitsa, one of three curly-haired varieties of swine raised in Hungary and the … Read more

Item: The Republicans keep walking out of talks on the debt ceiling adjustment. When they don’t walk out, they insult the President until HE walks out. Item: Donald … Read more

What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage… Ezra … Read more

…Didn’t Much Like It. When I was a boy I grew up with the space program. I was five when Sputnik was launched. I collected, not baseball cards, … Read more