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I’ve seen this movie before. You have too. It’s easy to forget but there’s a ready aid to recollection. Deliberately keep the events of the day at arm’s length. Perspective reminds us that most “momentous” events are forgotten immediately, the … Continue reading →

If If you can keep your head when all about you  Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,  But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait … Continue reading →

“…this forced break from work also gives everyone an opportunity to lean in to the activities that have, historically, made American life so rich. I’d like to submit fishing as the perfect coronavirus activity — and your new favorite pastime.” … Continue reading →

The McDonald’s Girl Story: Joy I never liked kids, even when I was a kid. Children, in my eyes, were not yet ripe. Especially the young ones. Infants and toddlers weren’t “people”. They were not yet fully formed. They were … Continue reading →

I wrote a 700-word introduction to the upcoming post. Then I deleted it. Let’s try again: Today is the 76th day in the newest year of the serial freak out. Our baseline panic evolved so gradually I can’t pinpoint the … Continue reading →

Twenty nine days. That’s how long it’s been. I don’t know how long it’ll be by the time I post this, or even if I will post this. I only know the calendar says twenty nine days ago my dog … Continue reading →

My dog is dead. It is snowing. The forest is beautiful. I watch the snow… and mourn.

I had a post planned. It was based around Trump’s tweets following the Superbowl (which I hear was damn near soft porn at halftime?). Mocking Kansas/Missouri geography with a backdrop of public twerking seemed a sound comedic device. But this … Continue reading →

In the run up to the 2016 election, the press was unanimous. There was lockstep, unwavering, complete, unrelenting, unquestioned, utter, total, belief that Hillary Clinton wasn’t just going to win but win hard. Trump, we were assured, was an ignorant … Continue reading →

I’ve been very busy this month. I only had a passing bit of time to monitor the press (and the society it supposedly represents). Withdrawal and return gives perspective. I’ve got a note for the press (including on-line): The world … Continue reading →