September 22, 2025 Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Dear___, We’ve received your request for the updated Covid shot. We don't recommend it because as you know, all vaccines are distilled from the blood of Beelzebub. But since we promised to pass out the stuff to a select few Americans, please answer the following questions… Continue reading So you still don’t want to die a horrible death from Covid
Tag: Trump
McCarthy’s ghost haunts the Voice of America
August 5, 2025 Senator Joseph McCarthy (l) with Trump’s future mentor Roy Cohn in the 1950s If you know about Trump’s campaign to destroy the Voice of America along with PBS/NPR, or you’re merely outraged at his assault on free speech everywhere, this article by the Columbia Journalism Review is a blockbuster: "Joseph McCarthy’s War… Continue reading McCarthy’s ghost haunts the Voice of America
Uncivil service
May 12, 2025 Photo by Anna Lowe on Pexels.com How would you feel about the VA treating your cancer with a horse drug? Or the IRS demanding you pay your taxes in Trump meme coin? Or maybe you'll visit a national park and find the rangers selling off the land to developers, while back at… Continue reading Uncivil service
A pandemic diary: Writer on duty. Call now.
August 24, 2021 Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Friends, have I got an offer for you. Because SEO isn't my specialty, I'm asking you to share this post with your network immediately. Don't sweat: I won't steer you wrong. This is the real deal, but for reasons I'll explain directly, y'all need to act… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Writer on duty. Call now.
Holiday greetings for 2016
Author's note: My wife and I relocated in 2016 and we do own an old sword. Most of the rest can be taken with a few grains of salt. *********** Hello all! This won’t be a typical holiday letter because we sure haven’t had a typical year! As you know – if you read my… Continue reading Holiday greetings for 2016
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A polarizing Republican, both loved and reviled for his views and his record, widely suspected of dark misdeeds. A game but weakened Democrat, lacking the passion and charisma of other Democrats and struggling to overcome campaign blunders. A young voter unhappy with those choices. I know this sounds too familiar. But I'm not talking about… Continue reading I approved this message. Please listen.