The Department of Health and Human Services its part of OUR (yours and mine) government. You and I should both be embarrassed and furious. They have an explicit policy of separating parents from their children when they are court on our Southern borders attempting to cross"illegally". This is being done to force parents to return from whence they come if they would like to be reunited with their children. One of their bright spots person also said (not in these words) that they tell the parents that the kids are being taken away in order to get them showered. When some of my relatives were taken by transport to the death camps, they too were told that they were headed for showers as they stepped off the boxcars.
I know a thing or two about the mental health of children having spent more than a few years of my professional life working with kids and their families. The government's policy is trauma inducing and heartless. Beauregard has further told us that the policy is supported by biblical texts--as if his religion provides the rationale for this decision. His religion but not mine.
And let's be clear: we are not just talking about almost adult 16 or 17 year olds which would be bad enough. We are talking also about toddlers and little kids. Even with the furor over immigration in Europe, I have not seen or read any European policy which separates children from their parents. We stand alone.
--Not a peep from the Republican conservatives or for that matter from liberal Democrats about POTUS cozying up to a dictator who has executed hundreds of his opposition and disregards human rights. POTUS demeaned us (as in America) by his boorish behavior in Canada but his comfort with the worst leaders in the world is equally repugnant.
--I am actually more pissed at the silence of the Democrats than that of the Republicans. I expected more and am getting much less.
--BTW, the staffer who said something like "McCain is dying anyway"--that young woman we now learn has left her job but Kelly Anne has informed us that she will be welcome somewhere else in OUR government.
--RBG has to stay alive and the November midterms are getting more important by the day.
--Best of luck to LH and OH as they continue to take risks and move on out into the world of new experiences.
SPORTS TALK
We really do not "get" how important the World Cup is to the rest of the world.
Shalom
Friday, June 15, 2018
Friday, June 1, 2018
FOUR CAVITIES, ONE ROOT CANAL, AND ONE EXTRACTION
That's the summary of my first appointment with a new dentist after being with the old one for almost 50 years. It turns out that I may almost be a Luddite; but my old dentist was a dental Luddite. The new guy actually uses digital x rays that he can see and review in real time--as can the patient. Plus, he has this funny little gizmo which he shoves in your mouth to take pictures also digitally. It's like the 21st century. Now I just have to have the work done and me without dental insurance. Moving on.
--Congratulations to recent graduate TW and welcome to new subscriber EF.
--Samantha Bee did not help. I happen to like her a lot and feel like she and John Hodgkin are the best fruits that came from the Jon Stewart tree (btw, I miss him). But her ugly Ivanka comments only confirm what POTUS and his base believe. The media is out to get them. And it distracted from Roseanne's disgusting rant.
--If you tried really hard, you could not imagine or create in your imagination characters like Michael Cohen or Roger Stone. Stone always is tanned up and walking around with his man bag. Cohen cannot possibly be any more shyster like. And, alas and alack, I am almost certain they are members of my tribe. EEK.
--"I'm Phil Swift". That's how the ad opens. I used to get hysterical with those knives advertised on late night tv. But Phil's ads are even more hysterical. He saws an aluminum boat in half and then uses this special tape (and you can get two rolls for the price of one) to repair the boat before getting in it and supposedly motoring across a lake with no leaks. It also can patch underwater leaks in your pool. You gotta see Phil.
--The drug company "Sanofli"had a great response to roseanne blaming one of their medications for her craziness. They more or less said the drug has many side effects none of which was racism.
--Apparently, not only are immigrants "criminals and rapists", they are also "animals" according to POTUS. And there is no reason infants and toddlers cannot be separated from their parents. After all, they are "illegals" also.
--I get a lot of emails from the Democratic party asking for money. First of all, I am only giving money directly to candidates I like. More importantly, I have taken to responding to these requests. In my own small protest, I am telling them they get none of my money until one of the Democratic leaders takes on POTUS verbally and publicly. Just won't give.
--Beside his attacks on the environment, Pruitt also does not believe too much in free speech barring reporters from certain speeches he gives. Doing the job he was hired to do.
--I refuse to feel any sorrow, any embarrassment, any empathy for Beauregard--he wanted the job, he got the job, he is attacking immigrants, and he gets the venom of POTUS. Tough.
--Your tax dollars helped us submerge the expressway which ran through the heart of downtown (btw, thanks). But i don't care how much it cost because every time I walk on the Greenway which now covers that road, I enjoy it and find every penny well worth it. Plus it is mobbed.
SPORTS TALK
--The Celtics finally faded but they were enjoyable to watch. Why does that little person inside my head worry that neither Kyrie nor Hayward will ever be as good as they once were. You do know that Lebron played every single minute of Game 7, don't you? He is unimaginably good.
See y'all. My plane is warming up.
--Congratulations to recent graduate TW and welcome to new subscriber EF.
--Samantha Bee did not help. I happen to like her a lot and feel like she and John Hodgkin are the best fruits that came from the Jon Stewart tree (btw, I miss him). But her ugly Ivanka comments only confirm what POTUS and his base believe. The media is out to get them. And it distracted from Roseanne's disgusting rant.
--If you tried really hard, you could not imagine or create in your imagination characters like Michael Cohen or Roger Stone. Stone always is tanned up and walking around with his man bag. Cohen cannot possibly be any more shyster like. And, alas and alack, I am almost certain they are members of my tribe. EEK.
--"I'm Phil Swift". That's how the ad opens. I used to get hysterical with those knives advertised on late night tv. But Phil's ads are even more hysterical. He saws an aluminum boat in half and then uses this special tape (and you can get two rolls for the price of one) to repair the boat before getting in it and supposedly motoring across a lake with no leaks. It also can patch underwater leaks in your pool. You gotta see Phil.
--The drug company "Sanofli"had a great response to roseanne blaming one of their medications for her craziness. They more or less said the drug has many side effects none of which was racism.
--Apparently, not only are immigrants "criminals and rapists", they are also "animals" according to POTUS. And there is no reason infants and toddlers cannot be separated from their parents. After all, they are "illegals" also.
--I get a lot of emails from the Democratic party asking for money. First of all, I am only giving money directly to candidates I like. More importantly, I have taken to responding to these requests. In my own small protest, I am telling them they get none of my money until one of the Democratic leaders takes on POTUS verbally and publicly. Just won't give.
--Beside his attacks on the environment, Pruitt also does not believe too much in free speech barring reporters from certain speeches he gives. Doing the job he was hired to do.
--I refuse to feel any sorrow, any embarrassment, any empathy for Beauregard--he wanted the job, he got the job, he is attacking immigrants, and he gets the venom of POTUS. Tough.
--Your tax dollars helped us submerge the expressway which ran through the heart of downtown (btw, thanks). But i don't care how much it cost because every time I walk on the Greenway which now covers that road, I enjoy it and find every penny well worth it. Plus it is mobbed.
SPORTS TALK
--The Celtics finally faded but they were enjoyable to watch. Why does that little person inside my head worry that neither Kyrie nor Hayward will ever be as good as they once were. You do know that Lebron played every single minute of Game 7, don't you? He is unimaginably good.
See y'all. My plane is warming up.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
NO MAS
How much more can there be? The swamp has not been drained but I feel like we are all wallowing in the mud created by POTUS and his cronies stirring up the swamp. Ivanka and Jared (two people who are old before their time) represent us while, nearby, Palestinians are killed. And yup, I know all about Hamas, their violence, their relationship with Iran, their corruption, and their complicity in not supporting negotiated peace efforts. But POTUS started this latest conflict by moving the capital to Jerusalem. That city has historically been the sacred "home" for three religious groups: Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In an effort to prop up Netanyahu and throw a bone to certain Jewish groups, POTUS has moved the capital, damaged any hope for peace, and created a context for the latest uprising. It is truly painful.
--Two people who must go are Pruitt and Devos. Every move they make eradicates the progress made and the changes implemented by Obama ands crew. In Education and the Environment, these two are taking us backwards in time to the good old days. They are kicking sand in our faces.
--What to say about the White House staffer saying about McCain--he is dying anyhow?
--I'm finished with Cohen and Avenatti. They need to get off my television and go back to work or something. I may be repeating myself but someone mentioned (way back when) that the Stormy business could be more impactful than the Russian investigation. Avenatti needs to keep releasing all that info but silently, please.
--Animal updates from the Boston Globe. Big story about seals who have survived winter storms despite being physically hurt and were being released after recuperating. Another big one: UMaine students who are stressed out now have a herd of goats on campus to ease that stress. I knew goats ate poison ivy but did not know they are similar to anti anxiety meds. And, finally, not too far from here, a wild turkey was shot in a drive by. The paper is pencil thin but manage to bring us these nuggets.
--Dr. Bernstein just told me I was the healthiest 72 year old he had ever seen. Plus he gave me some special drug to grow my hair back like his. EEK.
--The missus and I volunteer at a food pantry in a nearby church. So do about 15 others. It is a small effort but I love it. Problem is some of the volunteers monitor the food like it was being taken off their table--"only take two of those, dear". I make sure they get 4.
--POTUS wants to "close the country" Where were his forebearers from anyway? They were certainly not on the Mayflower. And, therefore, they were immigrants who might not have gained entry if we closed our borders.
--Does POTUS really think his base wants to do the work of hospice aides or hospital janitors? Are those the jobs they are dying to do so that we can force out the immigrants currently doing them?
--And Rudy is an asshole. As is Kanye.
--Congrats to 3 relatives: one leaving middle school for the big wide halls of her local High School; one getting a job at a large news organization; and one getting a Master's Degree on her way to a big
job in sports management.
SPORTS TALK
The Bruins were fun to watch and next fall will even have more young gifted players on the team. I am not sure how the Celtics will beat Lebron but whoa are they fun to watch. The two J's (that would be Jaylen and Jason) are just terrific.
Shalom
--Two people who must go are Pruitt and Devos. Every move they make eradicates the progress made and the changes implemented by Obama ands crew. In Education and the Environment, these two are taking us backwards in time to the good old days. They are kicking sand in our faces.
--What to say about the White House staffer saying about McCain--he is dying anyhow?
--I'm finished with Cohen and Avenatti. They need to get off my television and go back to work or something. I may be repeating myself but someone mentioned (way back when) that the Stormy business could be more impactful than the Russian investigation. Avenatti needs to keep releasing all that info but silently, please.
--Animal updates from the Boston Globe. Big story about seals who have survived winter storms despite being physically hurt and were being released after recuperating. Another big one: UMaine students who are stressed out now have a herd of goats on campus to ease that stress. I knew goats ate poison ivy but did not know they are similar to anti anxiety meds. And, finally, not too far from here, a wild turkey was shot in a drive by. The paper is pencil thin but manage to bring us these nuggets.
--Dr. Bernstein just told me I was the healthiest 72 year old he had ever seen. Plus he gave me some special drug to grow my hair back like his. EEK.
--The missus and I volunteer at a food pantry in a nearby church. So do about 15 others. It is a small effort but I love it. Problem is some of the volunteers monitor the food like it was being taken off their table--"only take two of those, dear". I make sure they get 4.
--POTUS wants to "close the country" Where were his forebearers from anyway? They were certainly not on the Mayflower. And, therefore, they were immigrants who might not have gained entry if we closed our borders.
--Does POTUS really think his base wants to do the work of hospice aides or hospital janitors? Are those the jobs they are dying to do so that we can force out the immigrants currently doing them?
--And Rudy is an asshole. As is Kanye.
--Congrats to 3 relatives: one leaving middle school for the big wide halls of her local High School; one getting a job at a large news organization; and one getting a Master's Degree on her way to a big
job in sports management.
SPORTS TALK
The Bruins were fun to watch and next fall will even have more young gifted players on the team. I am not sure how the Celtics will beat Lebron but whoa are they fun to watch. The two J's (that would be Jaylen and Jason) are just terrific.
Shalom
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Thanks to the fabulous Marvin Gaye for the title. My head is spinning. And I am not sure what is going on. The questions are out but who leaked them? If the leaker (or leakers) ever get identified, I am hoping it is not Mueller or members of his team. That would ruin and de-legitimize the investigation just when it seems to really be focusing on POTUS.
No collusion/no obstruction. The only people who believe that are members of his base who really do believe it is just a sinister DOJ effort to undermine POTUS. He can do no wrong and the media are out to get him.
As pieces of my body literally fall off or get broken, I wonder why, when I was young, no one warned us this would happen. Gotta move on.
--Domino's now offers pizza insurance. Why, a naive person might ask? Because what if you have bought a pie from them and you drop it? A disaster. Who cares about shit like that a more immature person might ask.
--Fashion advice: When you wear clogs, please do not wear a cowboy hat along with them. And if you do, do not hold up the line at the bank whilst you chat up the tellers. EEK.
--If you want to be scared shitless category: The latest NY Times magazine has an article about Devin Nunes, the California congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee. He and his cronies cleared POTUS. He is a conspiracy theorist who has much more nonsense up his sleeves.
--If you want to be scared shitless category (Part Deux): McMaster being replaced by Bolton will lead us to some very bad places. The first might be the Iran nuke deal which, by the way, has been successful. With Bolton's new role and with Netanyahu essentially scaring everyone with info years old, POTUS has the support to crater that deal.
--There is a daschund museum in Germany. Seriously.
--Every time I see Macron, I wonder what it was like to have a relationship with one of your teachers. Problem is I cannot remember any of them well enough.
--I do hope Macron and Merkel have some leverage with POTUS but I am skeptical.
--Even if you only drink tea or even if you do not know where Yemen is, you just have to read the Dave Eggers latest book about a man who sets up a business to export Yemeni coffee to the states.
--Travel note: Spent 5 days in London with no rain. Temps in the 70's and 80's. Actually, without knowing it, saw the Queen herself. Excellent travel companions and good food.
--Barbara Bush struck me as a kind and elegant woman. POTUS blew off going to the funeral.
--He is a fucking bully.
SPORTS TALK
Good time to be in Beantown. Bruins and Celtics both in the playoffs with strong young teams. Very sick of the Brady drama and the Gronk soap opera.
Shalom
No collusion/no obstruction. The only people who believe that are members of his base who really do believe it is just a sinister DOJ effort to undermine POTUS. He can do no wrong and the media are out to get him.
As pieces of my body literally fall off or get broken, I wonder why, when I was young, no one warned us this would happen. Gotta move on.
--Domino's now offers pizza insurance. Why, a naive person might ask? Because what if you have bought a pie from them and you drop it? A disaster. Who cares about shit like that a more immature person might ask.
--Fashion advice: When you wear clogs, please do not wear a cowboy hat along with them. And if you do, do not hold up the line at the bank whilst you chat up the tellers. EEK.
--If you want to be scared shitless category: The latest NY Times magazine has an article about Devin Nunes, the California congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee. He and his cronies cleared POTUS. He is a conspiracy theorist who has much more nonsense up his sleeves.
--If you want to be scared shitless category (Part Deux): McMaster being replaced by Bolton will lead us to some very bad places. The first might be the Iran nuke deal which, by the way, has been successful. With Bolton's new role and with Netanyahu essentially scaring everyone with info years old, POTUS has the support to crater that deal.
--There is a daschund museum in Germany. Seriously.
--Every time I see Macron, I wonder what it was like to have a relationship with one of your teachers. Problem is I cannot remember any of them well enough.
--I do hope Macron and Merkel have some leverage with POTUS but I am skeptical.
--Even if you only drink tea or even if you do not know where Yemen is, you just have to read the Dave Eggers latest book about a man who sets up a business to export Yemeni coffee to the states.
--Travel note: Spent 5 days in London with no rain. Temps in the 70's and 80's. Actually, without knowing it, saw the Queen herself. Excellent travel companions and good food.
--Barbara Bush struck me as a kind and elegant woman. POTUS blew off going to the funeral.
--He is a fucking bully.
SPORTS TALK
Good time to be in Beantown. Bruins and Celtics both in the playoffs with strong young teams. Very sick of the Brady drama and the Gronk soap opera.
Shalom
Sunday, April 15, 2018
"OF COURSE WE SERVE CRABS. IN FACT, WE SERVE ANY0NE".
HAH. A great ad for Legal Seafood. Kind of right up my alley.
Moving on to some matters of import if only to me:
--A great visual of what is so enriching about the place I live. At a mall in Cambridge (home as you know of the world's greatest university). It is a Saturday night and the mall is bustling and buzzing and I am the oldest person by a good ten years. It is a United Nations of people mostly older adolescents all bopping around with bags and packages and having a great time in THIS COUNTRY AND NOT IN WHATEVER WAR TORN COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM.
--Second visual. This also in a mall and, as I write that, i wonder why I have been in two of these fucking malls in the last ten days--yikes. Two young adolescent girls with long flowing dresses and wearing hajibs. Accompanied by an older gentleman who I presume to be their father. Buying athletic gear (I believe lacrosse stuff). Could not do that wherever they came from.
--I wil just say it: WE ARE A BETTER PLACE WHEN WE LIVE WITH THOSE "OTHERS".
--The city of Boston just approved kind of like an excise tax the proceeds of which will go to culture, the arts, and the environment. it is based on your income and the value of your property (I think!!) I thought it was a great idea since it could not be used, as an example, for salary increases. But then the lunatics came out of their nice little homes with their nice little proposals. One of which is something along the lines of the following: use the dollars to creates a food forest for pollinators. Umm/hmmm. There are people who want to use the money so bees can make honey--I think thats what this means. EEEEK, get the butterfly net out and not for the bees.
--A while back one of those talking heads on MSNBC casually mentioned that this Stormy Daniels business might turn out to be more damaging than the Russian business. I'm starting to believe. Would you hire Michael Cohen to be your lawyer?
--Pruitt is doing exactly what the boss wants done in terms of anti environmental action. He may never get fired but even if he does, he has already done some serious damage. They are so intent on undoing what Obama and his crew did.
--The Globe continues to barrage us with animal stories and stories about the Pope. They may have no foreign correspondents but they obviously have a full timer working on animal issues and another working on issues related to the Catholic Church.
--Culture tip 1: Watch the Chris Rock concert on Netflix called "Tambourine". Hysterical while also dealing with issues of race as a black father.
--Culture tip 2: The NY Times magazine of 4/8 has two great articles. One about the boys basketball team on a reservation in Montana. The second by and about a gun owner who is thoughtful and not a robot for the NRA.
--Our bags are not packed but we are ready to go across the pond hoping to see the royals. Taking a close relative.
SPORTS TALK
Both the Bruins and the Celtics are a joy to watch. However, the upside for the Bruins is much higher and the NHL has no equivalent team like the Warriors. Get your parade gear ready. I wish Gronk would just go ahead and make movies--screw him.
Cheerio
Sunday, April 1, 2018
IS IT NOVEMBER YET?
I guess not. POTUS continues to fire people and depend even more on amateurs to run our government. If I knew he would appoint a doctor with no management experience to run the VA, I would have referred my primary care doc. Or, better yet for me (which is what this is all about), I would have referred myself since I have more management experience than his personal physician. Being universally well liked is NOT a qualification. Moving on.
--The Easter message to us was that DACA will not be extended and the wall will be built. Mexico is a bad country and there is a caravan of immigrants on their way here. I locked my front door immediately. How the religious right/evangelicals continue to give this guy a free pass is beyond me. All I can get is that they are wishing for another vacancy on the Supreme Court.
--Remember Governor Maddox of Georgia who swung ax handles at people of color? Remember George Wallace who tapped into the racist instincts of Northerners including those in this state. This is what POTUS brings to mind as he goes to Ohio and lashes out at all of the "others". We repeat the past at our own peril.
--I can no longer listen to the excuses of Republicans in Congress--or, worse yet, their silence. They continue on their gutless wandering.
--Never liked Ted Nugent's music and never listed to Laura Ingraham. So vindictive as if they had relatives on the Mayflower.
--It is worth noting that the ugly Easter tweets came from Mar A Lago where POTUS is accompanied by Stephen Miller a member of my tribe who might be the worst of the group still left.
--It is beyond dangerous to have Miller and John Bolton in the White House advising a POTUS who is child like in his inability to read let alone comprehend.
-- The Austin bombs hit home being as how a close relative of mine lives there. I think a lot of "unstable" people have been unleashed by Presidential rhetoric. Did you see the crowd in Ohio cheering him on? He is, to be fair, delivering a message that is hitting the same chord as the one George Wallace hit.
--On a cultural note, I am heading off to the newly opened dog museum in North Adams. Seriously--there is such a place and it was a big story in the Globe.
--On the big time crowded (and very famous) 39 bus the other day and was treated to overhearing a young woman screeching into her phone for the whole ride. It is a kind of cultural arrogance that I detest. I guess it was her bus after all.
--Happy Easter and Happy Passover. I'm already sick of matzah.
SPORTS TALK
I am not optimistic about my Wolverines tomorrow night. Villanova shoots so well, I am not sure how you can stop them. Never figured them as a final four in my brackets--did have both Kansas and Villanova. And if any of ;you had Loyola, you must ben related to the Sister who is their chaplain. No baseball talk until 7/4 but I am loving the Bruins.
Shalom
--The Easter message to us was that DACA will not be extended and the wall will be built. Mexico is a bad country and there is a caravan of immigrants on their way here. I locked my front door immediately. How the religious right/evangelicals continue to give this guy a free pass is beyond me. All I can get is that they are wishing for another vacancy on the Supreme Court.
--Remember Governor Maddox of Georgia who swung ax handles at people of color? Remember George Wallace who tapped into the racist instincts of Northerners including those in this state. This is what POTUS brings to mind as he goes to Ohio and lashes out at all of the "others". We repeat the past at our own peril.
--I can no longer listen to the excuses of Republicans in Congress--or, worse yet, their silence. They continue on their gutless wandering.
--Never liked Ted Nugent's music and never listed to Laura Ingraham. So vindictive as if they had relatives on the Mayflower.
--It is worth noting that the ugly Easter tweets came from Mar A Lago where POTUS is accompanied by Stephen Miller a member of my tribe who might be the worst of the group still left.
--It is beyond dangerous to have Miller and John Bolton in the White House advising a POTUS who is child like in his inability to read let alone comprehend.
-- The Austin bombs hit home being as how a close relative of mine lives there. I think a lot of "unstable" people have been unleashed by Presidential rhetoric. Did you see the crowd in Ohio cheering him on? He is, to be fair, delivering a message that is hitting the same chord as the one George Wallace hit.
--On a cultural note, I am heading off to the newly opened dog museum in North Adams. Seriously--there is such a place and it was a big story in the Globe.
--On the big time crowded (and very famous) 39 bus the other day and was treated to overhearing a young woman screeching into her phone for the whole ride. It is a kind of cultural arrogance that I detest. I guess it was her bus after all.
--Happy Easter and Happy Passover. I'm already sick of matzah.
SPORTS TALK
I am not optimistic about my Wolverines tomorrow night. Villanova shoots so well, I am not sure how you can stop them. Never figured them as a final four in my brackets--did have both Kansas and Villanova. And if any of ;you had Loyola, you must ben related to the Sister who is their chaplain. No baseball talk until 7/4 but I am loving the Bruins.
Shalom
Friday, March 16, 2018
"ADULTS LIKE US WHEN WE HAVE STRONG TEST SCORES BUT THEY HATE US WHEN WE HAVE STRONG OPINIONS"
That's an accurate and direct quote from Emma Gonzalez who is a survivor of the Parkland massacre. Beyond its accuracy, it's also quite to the point about how we (as adults) interact with and view children/adolescents. Obey the rules, make us look better, but shut up. I have yet to answer for myself the question of "movement vs. minute". But most of the heroes in this story are kids of school age and most of the gutless ones are adults most of whom are beholden to the NRA. And those adults were voted into office by us.
Florida is in my head a lot these days. Part of this is due to the fact that I grew up there. Part of it is due to the bizarro things that happen there. Parkland. Alligators in canals. A city (Miami) which is really a county (Dade) and folks who live in South Dade are almost closer to Key Largo than they are to downtown Miami if such a place still exists. Move on, I say.
Three literary recommendations:
--One of the best pieces of journalism I have ever read was in the March 4th NY Times.
It was written by a guy whose last name is Weiser and it was about a homeless woman.
The Times started it on page one and then it spread over two whole pages inside. Just
stupendous and has to be read. The Globe continues to be an impostor paper focused
more on animal stories.
--John Hodgman's book called "Vacationland" is a hoot especially if you have spent any
time in Maine.
--Speaking of Maine, Amy Bass has written a book about the Lewiston HS boys soccer team
which is mainly composed of Africans most of whom are from Somalia. How these kids
showed the adults (back to that again) in Lewiston how to "play nicely" together is wonderful.
That Nunberg had quite a day for himself and whoever asked if he was drunk was being brutally honest which I guess is what we want (?) journalists to be. Bye bye Rex and Hope. Seems like you might have some company pretty soon. And if Sessions fires that FBI guy who now is two days away from his pension, it will be a brutal gesture from a small man.
But hello Stormy!! Should be fun listening to the talking heads try to chat about her without saying anything naughty. But let's be clear about one thing: saying she is a adult film star is being kind. Helen Mirren is an adult film star. Stormy is a full on multi faceted porn star. Bam.
Lawrence O'Donnell from MSNBC is from Dorchester and John Kelly (Chief of Staff to POTUS) is from Brighton--both places are neighborhoods in Boston. I really believe Lawrence is blasting him so much because of some ugly neighborhood feud--apart from how big a disappointment he is.
Did you know that the guy in Pennsylvania who won the special election won because he is kind of like a Republican according to POTUS and Speaker Ryan. I wish the November elections were tomorrow.
SPORTS TALK
No one can explain to me what Belichik is doing to the Patriots roster. No one.
Happy Passover and Easter.
Shalom
Florida is in my head a lot these days. Part of this is due to the fact that I grew up there. Part of it is due to the bizarro things that happen there. Parkland. Alligators in canals. A city (Miami) which is really a county (Dade) and folks who live in South Dade are almost closer to Key Largo than they are to downtown Miami if such a place still exists. Move on, I say.
Three literary recommendations:
--One of the best pieces of journalism I have ever read was in the March 4th NY Times.
It was written by a guy whose last name is Weiser and it was about a homeless woman.
The Times started it on page one and then it spread over two whole pages inside. Just
stupendous and has to be read. The Globe continues to be an impostor paper focused
more on animal stories.
--John Hodgman's book called "Vacationland" is a hoot especially if you have spent any
time in Maine.
--Speaking of Maine, Amy Bass has written a book about the Lewiston HS boys soccer team
which is mainly composed of Africans most of whom are from Somalia. How these kids
showed the adults (back to that again) in Lewiston how to "play nicely" together is wonderful.
That Nunberg had quite a day for himself and whoever asked if he was drunk was being brutally honest which I guess is what we want (?) journalists to be. Bye bye Rex and Hope. Seems like you might have some company pretty soon. And if Sessions fires that FBI guy who now is two days away from his pension, it will be a brutal gesture from a small man.
But hello Stormy!! Should be fun listening to the talking heads try to chat about her without saying anything naughty. But let's be clear about one thing: saying she is a adult film star is being kind. Helen Mirren is an adult film star. Stormy is a full on multi faceted porn star. Bam.
Lawrence O'Donnell from MSNBC is from Dorchester and John Kelly (Chief of Staff to POTUS) is from Brighton--both places are neighborhoods in Boston. I really believe Lawrence is blasting him so much because of some ugly neighborhood feud--apart from how big a disappointment he is.
Did you know that the guy in Pennsylvania who won the special election won because he is kind of like a Republican according to POTUS and Speaker Ryan. I wish the November elections were tomorrow.
SPORTS TALK
No one can explain to me what Belichik is doing to the Patriots roster. No one.
Happy Passover and Easter.
Shalom
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