We adore and venerate the ancient Greeks; Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, but modern Greeks are too often pains in the…
On a More Personal Note
“I’m Not a Member of any Organized Political Party”
“I’m a Democrat.” Those words were uttered almost exactly a century ago by cowboy humorist Will Rogers and they are…
Copping Out on Cop26
There’s mounting evidence that man does not belong on this planet that he so willingly destructs. At this rate, he’s…
Panama Papers, Paradise Papers Pandora Papers and No Prosecutions
What is it with the magic letter ‘P?’ Perhaps it’s the fashionable letter these days for ‘collections of corruption,’…
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.…