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A thousand years ago Edward the Confessor was mostly regarded as a good English King. He kicked the bucket. Naive man that I am, I assumed he’d planned for a suitable heir he found somewhere in the inbred family tree. … Continue reading →

Pondering history has advantages but only if it’s distant. No politician in 2021 has a campaign speech with fake tales of swordsmanship during the Battle of Hastings (1066). Instead, every geezer in DC stood shoulder to shoulder with Martin Luther … Continue reading →

I’ve had a fabulous time sailing and camping. Nature provides the sanity we monkeys so desperately need. After a few days of sailing (with no more gopher interactions) I was relaxed and ready to reflect on what is becoming the … Continue reading →

This post has nothing to do with anything publicly displayed on my blog: I recently got a comment from ATEMPORARYADDRESS@hotmail.com. I don’t want to respond to the actual address. God knows how much spam a response would generate. (In case … Continue reading →

The next few posts are from the past. I wrote the rough draft in the spring of 2021. I jotted it in a notebook on a picnic table while camping. I never posted it; until now. It’s less than a … Continue reading →

First of all, I hope y’all understand and have some sympathy for why I’ve left my blog on autopilot recently. It’s not just that I’m lazy. Winter is kicking my ass and I’ve got a million irons in the fire. … Continue reading →

Did you like your Christmas present? I posted fifteen consecutive days of handmade satirical whimsy. I never mentioned COVID, any politician, or exhorted you to buy stuff (save a tiny hint that I do azppreciate tips). Now, weeks into 2022, … Continue reading →

If there’s a loop, I’m not in it. If there’s a clique of people who know each other, I didn’t get the memo. I know noting personal about nobody; choosing to read blogs as if they spring from the earth … Continue reading →

Here’s a test: Q: What’s 13,000 words, 14 parts, a week late, and has not one single mention of Covid? A: The next chapter in Attack of the Lesbians Activist Squirrels! It’s not done yet, but it’s done enough that … Continue reading →