We now communicate with spittle. We throw swear words, profanities, obscenities, that are meant to slap our opponent in the face. We use frothy, four-letter words to abuse and destroy ideas, beliefs, and the spirit of others. We are
Spittle
Challenges: Get a Letter to the Editor Published
I haven’t mentioned my 2015 list of Challenges recently, because it is taking me so long to sneak up on them. But I have conquered another one with the publication of two editorials in the local newspaper. I’ll show them
Trying to Figure it all Out
I guess I am just in a funk. Ever since the election, I have had a problem focusing because every time I see Trump’s name I get agitated and then depressed. I regularly read another blog out of Boise, Idaho
Another Politician Just Crawled In
Did you vote for him? The garden slug. Head gastropod. A body with no backbone. No need for one. After covering the floor of the Senate with slime, he just slips and slides up to the podium. Or did you
There Is No Breeze
There is no breeze. Plants wilt and droop. The underside of dying leaves signal distress. There is no breeze. Flies collapse and sulk as panting dogs lie in the shade. The birds are silent. There is no breeze. Worms ooze
Websites for GEEZERS
I hate it when I am at some business and a 20-year old asks me “Do you have a computer so that I can send you an email?” What I tell them is “No, send it by pony express.” All
Television Review: The Newsroom (HBO)
A televised presidential debate where every question relates to a critical issue. A debate where the candidates feet are nailed to the floor until they fully respond. A debate where moderators have a right to push for meaningful, truthful answers
Pet Peeve: Politics as Usual (or worse)
A few days ago, I watched the Republican candidates debate (I missed the looser candidate debate because I never saw the announcement that it was being televised) and I’ll keep my observations simple. What I saw and heard was nine
Dave’s Philosophy: What Am I Going To Do About It?
The other day, I was so agitated by what I saw in the newspaper (yes, I still read the newspaper) that I sat down and spent several hours writing a scathing blog. What spurred this on was a list of
Pet Peeve: People Who Automatically Vote Against Anything that Raises Taxes
It seems like all you hear as elections near these days is “no more taxes”—both politicians and citizens often seem to be in lockstep on this issue. Now, while no one wants to pay out more and more for governmental services,
Pet Peeve: Pandering to the Rich
Right off the bat, let me say I don’t have a problem with people getting rich. People who accumulate loads of money because they inherit it, work hard for it, come up with valuable ideas, or are just lucky are
Kowtow
There’s nothing I can do. I vote against them but they get re-elected. An incumbent could murder his mother and still not be rejected. I could go out and raise money and buy my candidate advertising. But then his opponent
Mid-term Election 2014
“You can give the herd the vote, but in the end they’re still just sheep.” —DAve Clark, 2014—
Congressman
Congressman, I have something for your consideration. First I need to know, did you vote for me? Why, is that important? If you voted for me, that would be a good start. Yes, but I didn’t need to vote for
Movie Review: Rampage: Capital Punishment (Netflix)
This is a movie where you expect one thing, but end up with something totally different. As a result, Rampage: Capital Punishment was a much better movie than I expected. The movie begins with your run-of-the-mill psychopath (actor Brendon Fletcher)