Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Right: Preserve the Fillibuster

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"Democracy is where 51% of the population can vote the other 49% on to boxcars." The person who originally said this grew up duri...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

An Odd, Obscure Singer I Liked 15-20 Years Ago is Now a Pop Star.

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I don't follow pop music. I have no idea whatsoever who is making hits today. I generally don't care much for today's pop. It...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

It's Past Time I Became An Activist Again

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I had a bad night last night. My sleep was interrupted by nightmares about the near future. That is how worried I am about the outcome of ...
Thursday, October 18, 2018

The S Word Revisited

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Back in early 2010 I wrote a post about the ludicrous way some on the political right use the word socialism as if it were a four letter wo...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

I Really Don't Like Westerns. Here's One Worth Watching.

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I don't like westerns. Bonanza and Gunsmoke had no appeal to me when I was growing up and they still don't. Please don't get m...
Monday, September 25, 2017

A Divisive and Self-Defeating Protest

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Over the last couple of days I’ve found myself in a few debates on social media over the protest by professional athletes, primarily NFL foo...
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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Viva Digital Music Old and New

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I've been a fan of CDs from the very beginning. I hate surface noise, pops, scratches and the like, none of which are an issue on any fo...