Just In Case…
According to TMZ, Madame Tussauds has a wax head made of Kanye West—but not Joe Biden.
“From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official, President Kennedy died…”
It was November 22, 1963. I was four years old. We were living in a rental house in Paris, Texas, while our new home was being built. The rental was…
Hitch
It’s Halloween. No shortage of scary movies on TV right now. TCM always goes all in on Halloween. Love it. The classic stuff. “Dracula.” “Frankenstein.” I stumbled across something though…
How’s the news?
I was at dinner earlier in the week and a friend looked at me and said, “How’s the news?” I had a one word response. “Horrible.” That was before we…
Who to believe?
When I was growing up, you got the news of the day from Walter Cronkite. To borrow a phrase from Uncle Walter: That’s just the way it was. No more.…
A little less safe.
Watching what happened in Israel over the weekend reminded me what a volatile time we are in. Apparently, nobody, not even Israel, saw it coming. Hamas launched a surprise attack…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. (Aka Fat Bear Week)
Whew. That was close. One of my favorite events of the year almost didn’t happen. Fat Bear Week. Why? The government shutdown. CNN reports that the stopgap funding approved over…
Is this why nothing gets done?
I’m sitting at home watching the United States House of Representatives vote to remove the Speaker of the House. All I can think about is this: Is this why nothing…
Post normal.
It’s remarkable what a little time off can do for the soul. It’s remarkable that just being away from your normal place can change your attitude. I’ve experienced both in…
199.
199. It’s a number that jumped out at me while watching NBC Nightly News last night. According to Gun Violence Archive, there have been 199 mass shootings so far this…
It’s been a year.
I haven’t written very much here lately. No good reason. Just haven’t. That said, I’m inspired today to write something about the war in Ukraine. It’s been a year now…