What is it with the magic letter ‘P?’ Perhaps it’s the fashionable letter these days for ‘collections of corruption,’…
On a More Personal Note
America’s Periodic 9-11 Orgasm
I was six years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Was that a terrorist attack, or do we excuse…
The Latest Study, Based on a Study That’s Based on a Study
Eating a hot-dog could take 36 minutes off your life, this study says. That’s the headline of a CNN sponsored…
Whoa! Don’t Wanna Teach No Controversial Issues
Time to think about burning witches again in small-minded America. Classrooms, as all right-thinking Republicanite Boards of Education know (or…
It’s Not a Baseball Hall of Fame Without Pete Rose
A short trek down memory-lane for those of you who don’t remember back as far as the 1960s through 1980s.…
Yesterday’s Wine and the Things That Move Me to Tears
Yesterday’s Wine is a Willie Nelson song. It’s no secret that Willie is a musical touchstone for me. Always has…
The Burlesque of Pete Rose’s Ethical Doghouse
Looks like pretty small potatoes now, the overwhelmingly righteous and never-ending woodshedding of an American great in America’s national game.…
Back Off a Bit, You’re Breaking My Leg
When Jefferson and Madison wrote into the law of Virginia (in 1777) freedom of as well as freedom from organized…
Carry-On Luggage? Who Needs It?
Come to think of it, flying without any kind of hand baggage might just be a pleasure. All those exasperated…
What Happened to PragueWriter?
In case you’re looking for the old PragueWriter site. Just a note to my hundreds of thousands of admirers who…