I was getting lazy and nearly postponed this issue. But, I then realized its absence in your life might have been an emergency of national proportions--kind of like that wall thingy. So, here goes.
--When forced to choose between POTUS and his belief that there is a crisis at our southern border and, on the other hand, the reports from multiple news outlets that there is no crisis I'm with the reporters. No surprise there. But, listen carefully to the words of POTUS. He uses words as weapons when he calls the emigres "aliens". He is venomous and stoking the worst fears among certain Americans. Did you see the crowd behind him in El Paso? Smiling and laughing as he lobbied demeaning words after demeaning words. The attack on the BBC cameraman followed.
--Mitch refuses to allow a vote on making Election Day a National holiday because it is a ploy by Democrats to increase participation. Isn't it a sign of a healthy country when more people vote? Not according to the Mitcher. He also set a fine example to his constituents and his fellow Republican Senators when he agreed to support this National emergency bullshit. Great role models we have in DC.
--Oh and Susan Collins is a bit upset that people actually remember her vote in support of Kavanaugh now that he has cast his first anti abortion vote. Oh my, woe is me.
--Remember Ronny Jackson? He almost got to run the VA. But rumors swirled and he bailed. POTUS decided he would be a fine primary care doctor. So, now he is the PCP of our President. I would not trust him to check my cuticles
--Bad optics for the Dems to get all flustered about Howard Schultz maybe running for President. Sure, I get it that as an Independent, he will siphon off votes and if the goal is to get rid of POTUS, then his running is an issue. But, really, figure some response out that does not include whining.
Then there are the items:
--Doonesbury this past Sunday was hysterical and sad. Makes the silence of Republican Senators quite nasty.
--I still miss Al Franken and believe he quit too soon.
--Why would anyone need an app to reach the company that fixes broken windshields.? How many
times would you need to use it. I just don't get it.
--Leave it to the Globe: A horse named George (really?) was returned to its owner after 13 years. Who knew this was news?
--Two excellent Japanese films. The first is "Shoplifters" which forces you to re-think how families can be very different and still be emotionally strong. The second "Ramen" leaves you starving but has a great ending.
SPORTS TALK
Felger at the local level and Kellerman at the national/ESPN level are ratings driven and do not care how offensive they have become. Get off it, man. ESPN on line did have a great article about Bob Costa and why he left or was fired from NBC--had to do with his being outspoken about concussions in the NFL. BC's football and basketball teams are bottom feeders in the ACC. Every once and a while, they may move off the bottom--but, in general, they are in it for the money not because they can ever compete in those two sports with lets say Duke. And, yup, finally--The Pats won so all you haters can just be silent until the fall.
Shalom
Friday, February 15, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
GOD WANTED ME TO WRITE THESE BLOGS
And Sarah even told me so. I have a number of questions about this God business. How did he/she communicate this information to Sarah--in writing, verbally, telepathically? And how is she so sure it came from God? Perhaps POTUS whispered sweet nothings into her ear and mentioned that God spoke to him.
Listen, I get that the Christian faithful only care about judicial appointments and are in a very happy mood about all the conservative judges who now populate the Federal judiciary. But, I honestly do not understand how they can tolerate God being used as a weapon to fend off the likes of me. They have already tolerated all sorts of POTUS indiscretions and now God is speaking to Sarah. And, before I get too crazed, how many sets of pearls does she own and are they real? I need answers.
Moving on:
--The silence of Republican Senators continues. In the face of lies and outright rubbish comments made by POTUS, these folks zip it up for fear of offending his base.
--Roger Stone is a true caricature. His "V's" a la Nixon are hilarious. Hope he can take a few of his suits to the pokey. I want to see him in court or testifying. A show it would be.
--No one asked me but the ban on transgendered people in the military its another brick in the wall of terrifying his base about the "other". I personally would appreciate any person of any gender who gave up their life to protect me.
--A Go Fund Me campaign raised 268K to pay for the search for the body of a soccer player presumed dead in a plane crash. So many other things go wanting and money pours in for this.
--Max Kellerman (I believe he was/is a college friend of a reader) is a sports talking head and appears with Stephen A. Smith daily on ESPN. Does not like Tom Brady--fine. But the two of them together are simpletons who (as simpletons do) oversimplify everything. No gray in their world. Loud mouths both. And Max went to Yale!
--A quote from Doonesbury which sums up my thoughts: "The creaky voices--the way everyone under 40 sounds like they're over 80". He is taking about the NPR commentators. I'm with you, bro.
--More yucky Boston Globe stories--a big feature about the best way to move your dog when you change abodes.. The world is falling apart (jPOTUS just cancelled a nuclear arms treaty) and the Globe gives us pap.
--On the other hand, a great article about the Boston Public School valedictorians and what has happened to them. Not much in the way of good news.
--Maureen Dowd in the Times of 1/20 wrote an excellent piece.
--Do not watch the weather channel unless you have seat belts on your coach. Everything is critical and dangerous. Yikes.
Shalom.
SPORTS TALK
I am confirming that we need to restrict ourselves to what happens between the lines, on the ice, and on the court. I fight any urge to find out tan athlete's opinions about anything. The latest from Kyrie Irving who is an astonishing bb player. He also believes the earth is flat and supposedly has us all worried about his impending free agency. You know what, please do go to the Knicks.
I am narrowly optimistic about the Pats in the Super Bowl.
Listen, I get that the Christian faithful only care about judicial appointments and are in a very happy mood about all the conservative judges who now populate the Federal judiciary. But, I honestly do not understand how they can tolerate God being used as a weapon to fend off the likes of me. They have already tolerated all sorts of POTUS indiscretions and now God is speaking to Sarah. And, before I get too crazed, how many sets of pearls does she own and are they real? I need answers.
Moving on:
--The silence of Republican Senators continues. In the face of lies and outright rubbish comments made by POTUS, these folks zip it up for fear of offending his base.
--Roger Stone is a true caricature. His "V's" a la Nixon are hilarious. Hope he can take a few of his suits to the pokey. I want to see him in court or testifying. A show it would be.
--No one asked me but the ban on transgendered people in the military its another brick in the wall of terrifying his base about the "other". I personally would appreciate any person of any gender who gave up their life to protect me.
--A Go Fund Me campaign raised 268K to pay for the search for the body of a soccer player presumed dead in a plane crash. So many other things go wanting and money pours in for this.
--Max Kellerman (I believe he was/is a college friend of a reader) is a sports talking head and appears with Stephen A. Smith daily on ESPN. Does not like Tom Brady--fine. But the two of them together are simpletons who (as simpletons do) oversimplify everything. No gray in their world. Loud mouths both. And Max went to Yale!
--A quote from Doonesbury which sums up my thoughts: "The creaky voices--the way everyone under 40 sounds like they're over 80". He is taking about the NPR commentators. I'm with you, bro.
--More yucky Boston Globe stories--a big feature about the best way to move your dog when you change abodes.. The world is falling apart (jPOTUS just cancelled a nuclear arms treaty) and the Globe gives us pap.
--On the other hand, a great article about the Boston Public School valedictorians and what has happened to them. Not much in the way of good news.
--Maureen Dowd in the Times of 1/20 wrote an excellent piece.
--Do not watch the weather channel unless you have seat belts on your coach. Everything is critical and dangerous. Yikes.
Shalom.
SPORTS TALK
I am confirming that we need to restrict ourselves to what happens between the lines, on the ice, and on the court. I fight any urge to find out tan athlete's opinions about anything. The latest from Kyrie Irving who is an astonishing bb player. He also believes the earth is flat and supposedly has us all worried about his impending free agency. You know what, please do go to the Knicks.
I am narrowly optimistic about the Pats in the Super Bowl.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
THE STORY OF THE FROZEN GOOSE
Honestly, there are too any things that are impossible to make up. My favorite newspaper (the Globe, of course) had a by lined lead about a wild goose that was rescued by a suburban Boston fire department. Seems the goose was just moseying around a pond which somehow turned very rapidly to ice. The goose got cooked--hah, I mean the goose got caught in the ice and could not move. Fortunately, an alert citizen called 911 and the fire department arrived on the scene with a sharp ax and freed the goose. It's pathetic that with what is going on in the world, that goose becomes a story. The line to adopt this animal must be a mile long.
And then there are these items:
--The national champion Clemson football team visited the White House and met POTUS. Had to eat fast food because the kitchen staff is on furlough! Then POTUS tweeted about the visit and informed us that they young men ate "hamberders". He cannot be a Russian spy because he is too stupid.
--Read the Doonesbury cartoon on 1/13. And while you are at it, read the editorials in the 1/13 NY Times by these 3: Leonhardt, Weissman, and Dowd. Doonesbury is hysterical and the editorials are both well written and insightful.
--The Globe did find the time to spare a reporter who wrote a terrific article about the dual diagnosis of poverty and poor health.
--On January 1, I saw a picture (cannot remember where) of newly elected judges in Harris County, Texas. All were women and 18 were either African American or Hispanic. That diversity is what we are supposed to be afraid of as opposed to being proud of.
--No points for the Republicans for censuring Steve King. First of all, he has been a bigot for a long time and the Dems would have gone after him anyhow. If I lived in that Iowa District that elected him, I would be embarrassed.
--Romney gets no points for his editorial either. He is a talker--let's see if he can walk the walk.
--Ruth Ginsburg is not well and I am very worried. Need to double up my prayers.
--Ms. Ocasio is not shy and she will be a handful for the Speaker of the House since I don't think she will take kindly to being managed.
--Reading mysteries written by Martin Walker and am totally in awe of the courageous partisans who fought the Nazis in France during WWII.
--OOPS, what will the Brits do now that Brexit was defeated in Parliament. A big pile of poop has just dropped on their doorstep.
--AW passed away and my thoughts are with JW.
--But congrats to A and A on their upcoming nuptials.
SPORTS TALK
It is a good day in America and not just in the sports world when both the Cowboys and Bama lose. Nick Saban is a twin of Mr. Belichik--and I do not mean that is not a compliment. However, what Mr. Brady and the boys did to the Chargers was quite the thing. Brady, for one, did not look 41.
Shalom
And then there are these items:
--The national champion Clemson football team visited the White House and met POTUS. Had to eat fast food because the kitchen staff is on furlough! Then POTUS tweeted about the visit and informed us that they young men ate "hamberders". He cannot be a Russian spy because he is too stupid.
--Read the Doonesbury cartoon on 1/13. And while you are at it, read the editorials in the 1/13 NY Times by these 3: Leonhardt, Weissman, and Dowd. Doonesbury is hysterical and the editorials are both well written and insightful.
--The Globe did find the time to spare a reporter who wrote a terrific article about the dual diagnosis of poverty and poor health.
--On January 1, I saw a picture (cannot remember where) of newly elected judges in Harris County, Texas. All were women and 18 were either African American or Hispanic. That diversity is what we are supposed to be afraid of as opposed to being proud of.
--No points for the Republicans for censuring Steve King. First of all, he has been a bigot for a long time and the Dems would have gone after him anyhow. If I lived in that Iowa District that elected him, I would be embarrassed.
--Romney gets no points for his editorial either. He is a talker--let's see if he can walk the walk.
--Ruth Ginsburg is not well and I am very worried. Need to double up my prayers.
--Ms. Ocasio is not shy and she will be a handful for the Speaker of the House since I don't think she will take kindly to being managed.
--Reading mysteries written by Martin Walker and am totally in awe of the courageous partisans who fought the Nazis in France during WWII.
--OOPS, what will the Brits do now that Brexit was defeated in Parliament. A big pile of poop has just dropped on their doorstep.
--AW passed away and my thoughts are with JW.
--But congrats to A and A on their upcoming nuptials.
SPORTS TALK
It is a good day in America and not just in the sports world when both the Cowboys and Bama lose. Nick Saban is a twin of Mr. Belichik--and I do not mean that is not a compliment. However, what Mr. Brady and the boys did to the Chargers was quite the thing. Brady, for one, did not look 41.
Shalom
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
GILLENBRAND, HARRIS, BOOKER, WARREN
Ok, it is really quite nice that these early 2020 presidential candidates represent the diversity of this country. Beto would have made it even more representative. I love it. But, when I close my eyes and attempt to envision one of them debating POTUS, I cringe. I cringe even further (is that even a thing?) when I close my eyes and think of POTUS voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania who might be willing to support someone other than the current President. It does not compute. Don't get me wrong. These four senators are excellent right where they are--in the Senate offending Mitch at every possible opportunity. Keeping my eyes closed, I imagine/fantasize POTUS in jail and little Baron in a juvenile delinquent facility. Perfecto.
ODDS AND ENDS
--"Get ready for an influx of sadness". A direct quote from, of course, the animal's favorite newspaper--the Globe. Because, despite murder and mayhem all around, they have decided to write about pet euthanasia in the closing days of 2018. Seriously!
--That same day in the comics, a resounding critique of POTUS in Doonesbury. So it would seem I should be heading to the comic section if I want some serious issues raised. And nope, don't tell me about how some people get attached to their pets because I have also heard this: pets getting organ transplants from other pets. What would the victims of the Yemeni civil war think of that as they starve to death?
--I am nothing if not consistent. Somewhere in that same paper, an article about a fire in someone's home during which the pet was saved (yippee) but a human tenant died. This from a paper that has no permanent correspondents in DC.
--Do you know anyone who wears cuff links? I sure don't.
--An article in a recent Huff Post by a terrific writer (LS) who blasts away at Susan Collins. Collins deserves our anger and if, in the next two years, I hear one more story about how conflicted she is about a vote, I will puke. It is her job to have courage. She needs to quit whining and either fight POTUS or toss her cards into the discard pile.
--So 15,000 children are still separated from their parents. Two have died. And before he could utter a words of sympathy, POTUS decided he had to blame someone. The kids died because the Dems did not approve his wall.
--Do not tell me how great the wall in Israel is--it is repugnant and the killing of a Palestinian medic at that wall is worse. Keep the bad people out. Ask the Germans how that worked out in Berlin.
--Mattis and Kelly resign and we now have Stephen Miller (yup, a member of my tribe) in charge of foreign policy along with Bolton. That should scare and piss off all of us.
--Have a happy, healthy 2019.
SPORTS TALK
Just sayin', Boston is now home to 3 of the most inconsistent teams in the NHL, the NBA, and the NFL. I cannot figure them out.
Shalom
ODDS AND ENDS
--"Get ready for an influx of sadness". A direct quote from, of course, the animal's favorite newspaper--the Globe. Because, despite murder and mayhem all around, they have decided to write about pet euthanasia in the closing days of 2018. Seriously!
--That same day in the comics, a resounding critique of POTUS in Doonesbury. So it would seem I should be heading to the comic section if I want some serious issues raised. And nope, don't tell me about how some people get attached to their pets because I have also heard this: pets getting organ transplants from other pets. What would the victims of the Yemeni civil war think of that as they starve to death?
--I am nothing if not consistent. Somewhere in that same paper, an article about a fire in someone's home during which the pet was saved (yippee) but a human tenant died. This from a paper that has no permanent correspondents in DC.
--Do you know anyone who wears cuff links? I sure don't.
--An article in a recent Huff Post by a terrific writer (LS) who blasts away at Susan Collins. Collins deserves our anger and if, in the next two years, I hear one more story about how conflicted she is about a vote, I will puke. It is her job to have courage. She needs to quit whining and either fight POTUS or toss her cards into the discard pile.
--So 15,000 children are still separated from their parents. Two have died. And before he could utter a words of sympathy, POTUS decided he had to blame someone. The kids died because the Dems did not approve his wall.
--Do not tell me how great the wall in Israel is--it is repugnant and the killing of a Palestinian medic at that wall is worse. Keep the bad people out. Ask the Germans how that worked out in Berlin.
--Mattis and Kelly resign and we now have Stephen Miller (yup, a member of my tribe) in charge of foreign policy along with Bolton. That should scare and piss off all of us.
--Have a happy, healthy 2019.
SPORTS TALK
Just sayin', Boston is now home to 3 of the most inconsistent teams in the NHL, the NBA, and the NFL. I cannot figure them out.
Shalom
Saturday, December 15, 2018
YUP, THERE'S MORE
I heard an interesting analogy the other day. The Mueller investigation is like an iceberg--you see some of it above the surface of the water; but there is much more going on below the surface. And the stuff below the surface could be worse than what we already know. He is taking his sweet ass time and that must make our impulsive POTUS pretty berserk. But those speedy lawyers down in Manhattan (led by a POTUS appointee) are going full speed ahead and have already got Cohen headed to the pokey. I'd love to see Ivanka in an orange jump suit. Moving on.
Items of interest:
--You have got to read the Doonesbury cartoon of 12/2. Hysterical but also scary.
--While you are at it, find a way to see Mrs. Maisel--an Amazon series about a Jewish comedienne and her family.
--A final cultural recommendation. The play "The Man In The Ring" is about the boxer Emile Griffith. But it is really about gender and family and dementia and a whole bunch of other things. And it is very thoughtful.
--Lost and found department (Part one): Evangelicals are ecstatic about the POTUS judicial nominees to all levels of the federal judiciary. They love the Israeli capital moving to Jerusalem. Given their religious fervor, why are they silent about payments made to two women POTUS had affairs with? Affairs and payoffs are worth the trade off?
--Lost and found department (Part 2): If you can find any Republican Senator with any guts (and do not tell me about Susan Collins) other than those retiring, send me their names. Their silence makes them complicit.
--Lost and found department (Part 3): The outgoing Governors of Wisconsin and Michigan are signing off on new legislation limiting their successor's ability to change certain laws. Didn't the voters kick them to the curb? They lost but they are overriding the prerogatives of the voters? EEK!
--Last Sunday, in the NYT, Frank Bruni penned an open letter to Joe Biden telling Joe how much he loves him and, because of that love, he does not want Joe to run for President (read it). I feel the same about Elizabeth Warren--I love her but she should stay in the Senate.
--A reminder: There are now about 15,000 unaccompanied minors in shelters across this country. Just sayin'. And a 9 year old in one of them has passed away. No uproar over that, huh.
--2 Million Americans would be affected by this federal court decision limiting Obamacare--many of them certainly are Trump supporters. Better get in line at the ER early or show some blood if you want to get seen.
--PTI (Pardon the Interruption) is the only regular talking head sports show I watch. Wilbon and Kornheiser are just very articulate and bright people. Last week they were all over Steph Curry for denying the moon landing. They more or less said the following: Kornheiser (he is a member of my tribe) said it was on the same continuum as holocaust deniers. Wilbon (he is African American) said denying slavery was on that continuum as well. They both said it was time for these sports stars to either shut up or start making sense. And no, this was not a sport item.
Have a Merry Holiday. Shalom
Items of interest:
--You have got to read the Doonesbury cartoon of 12/2. Hysterical but also scary.
--While you are at it, find a way to see Mrs. Maisel--an Amazon series about a Jewish comedienne and her family.
--A final cultural recommendation. The play "The Man In The Ring" is about the boxer Emile Griffith. But it is really about gender and family and dementia and a whole bunch of other things. And it is very thoughtful.
--Lost and found department (Part one): Evangelicals are ecstatic about the POTUS judicial nominees to all levels of the federal judiciary. They love the Israeli capital moving to Jerusalem. Given their religious fervor, why are they silent about payments made to two women POTUS had affairs with? Affairs and payoffs are worth the trade off?
--Lost and found department (Part 2): If you can find any Republican Senator with any guts (and do not tell me about Susan Collins) other than those retiring, send me their names. Their silence makes them complicit.
--Lost and found department (Part 3): The outgoing Governors of Wisconsin and Michigan are signing off on new legislation limiting their successor's ability to change certain laws. Didn't the voters kick them to the curb? They lost but they are overriding the prerogatives of the voters? EEK!
--Last Sunday, in the NYT, Frank Bruni penned an open letter to Joe Biden telling Joe how much he loves him and, because of that love, he does not want Joe to run for President (read it). I feel the same about Elizabeth Warren--I love her but she should stay in the Senate.
--A reminder: There are now about 15,000 unaccompanied minors in shelters across this country. Just sayin'. And a 9 year old in one of them has passed away. No uproar over that, huh.
--2 Million Americans would be affected by this federal court decision limiting Obamacare--many of them certainly are Trump supporters. Better get in line at the ER early or show some blood if you want to get seen.
--PTI (Pardon the Interruption) is the only regular talking head sports show I watch. Wilbon and Kornheiser are just very articulate and bright people. Last week they were all over Steph Curry for denying the moon landing. They more or less said the following: Kornheiser (he is a member of my tribe) said it was on the same continuum as holocaust deniers. Wilbon (he is African American) said denying slavery was on that continuum as well. They both said it was time for these sports stars to either shut up or start making sense. And no, this was not a sport item.
Have a Merry Holiday. Shalom
Saturday, December 1, 2018
MY DOORS WERE DOUBLE LOCKED BUT THE CARAVAN NEVER CAME
Oops, I guess he lied about that too. Those embedded Middle East terrorists must have returned to their Middle Eastern countries because they did not show either. The soldiers stationed there without A/C and without cooking facilities in that fucking Texas heat must be happy they did not have to capture any children. By the way, as of earlier this week, we (that means us, the citizen of the US) have 14,000 children in facilities where they are separated from their families. That ordains a large future load of PTSD clients for therapists. And the younger those kids are, the more they will be damaged.
Sure, we have a liar for President (he faintly just remembered a project in Russia; but just faintly); a marbly mouthed Senate President; and a base which has a large percentage of neo Nazis. But forgetting about them, I blame myself and my fellow citizens for the following: We have moved on and forgotten about Parkland, Charleston, and the Tree of Life. We have let them get away with too much and I am talking about you Evangelicals who care only about abortion (remember Kavanaugh?) and forgive all the sins of this President.
A very local aside: I do not want to hear another word or read another sentence in the Globe about the murderer Aaron Hernandez; the criminal Whitey Bulger; or the art theft at the Gardner. If we can move on from the deaths of students studying or adults praying, we can do without any information about those 3 items.
The following may seem like sports but truly it is not. Colin Kapernick of the NFL has not had an on he field job since he knelt on the sidelines during the national anthem. Kareem Hunt kept his job despite an ugly assault on a women last summer. He only got suspended (with pay) when a video surfaced of the incident. Reuben Foster was released by his team after his second incident of domestic abuse--only to be immediately picked up by another team not bothered by his history. The NFL continues to be in the dark about how it responds to this violence. And it is worth noting that the good old boys (of NFL owners) are a bunch of white guy while the majority of the players are African americans--just sayin'.
Did you know there is much a thing as a dental studio? Saw a billboard for one this week. I can hardly wait to visit and just know they have a few artistic types filling cavities.
Had a gret turkey day in the nyc/nj metropolitan area and hope all your bird fantasies came true. May your Hannukah lights burn bright the coming week.
Shalom
Sure, we have a liar for President (he faintly just remembered a project in Russia; but just faintly); a marbly mouthed Senate President; and a base which has a large percentage of neo Nazis. But forgetting about them, I blame myself and my fellow citizens for the following: We have moved on and forgotten about Parkland, Charleston, and the Tree of Life. We have let them get away with too much and I am talking about you Evangelicals who care only about abortion (remember Kavanaugh?) and forgive all the sins of this President.
A very local aside: I do not want to hear another word or read another sentence in the Globe about the murderer Aaron Hernandez; the criminal Whitey Bulger; or the art theft at the Gardner. If we can move on from the deaths of students studying or adults praying, we can do without any information about those 3 items.
The following may seem like sports but truly it is not. Colin Kapernick of the NFL has not had an on he field job since he knelt on the sidelines during the national anthem. Kareem Hunt kept his job despite an ugly assault on a women last summer. He only got suspended (with pay) when a video surfaced of the incident. Reuben Foster was released by his team after his second incident of domestic abuse--only to be immediately picked up by another team not bothered by his history. The NFL continues to be in the dark about how it responds to this violence. And it is worth noting that the good old boys (of NFL owners) are a bunch of white guy while the majority of the players are African americans--just sayin'.
Did you know there is much a thing as a dental studio? Saw a billboard for one this week. I can hardly wait to visit and just know they have a few artistic types filling cavities.
Had a gret turkey day in the nyc/nj metropolitan area and hope all your bird fantasies came true. May your Hannukah lights burn bright the coming week.
Shalom
Thursday, November 15, 2018
I'VE BEEN THINKING
Which sometimes is not a good thing. We went to a gathering at our synagogue after the Pittsburgh massacre. An overflow crowd; the event was streamed. All the "politically correct" politicians were there and said all the right things--and I honestly appreciated that. But this is what I was thinking: what if the doors are locked from the outside and we are attacked--where do I go/what do I do? That is what Pittsburgh did to me. I am reminded of Pittsburgh when I see the police cruiser parked outside the synagogue. I am reminded of it when I read that swastikas have been painted on public schools and at the UMass campus. I will remember: Parkland; Las Vegas; Charleston; Charlottesville; Thousand Oaks; Orlando; and Pittsburgh. Angry white men with automatic weapons--a common theme.
Coincidentally, went on a road trip to the deep South a few weeks ago. Spent time in Montgomery,
Selma, and Birmingham. Visited places I had only seen on tv back in the day. The bus boycott
museum is housed in the old bus station where the freedom riders were assaulted. You do not forget that. Rosa Parks is honored for not giving up her seat--you must not forget her courage. Walked on the Pettus bridge in Selma where decades ago Federal troops had to protect the marchers on their way to Montgomery (Selma, btw, is an ugly decrepit little town though it does have a Rexall pharmacy!!).
Keep those old tv pictures in mind. And never forget Lester swinging the ax handle or George standing in the door. POTUS can draw a line directly to this two racist gangsters.
ODDS AND ENDS
--Are we to be optimistic that the House is now in Democratic control? I'm not there yet. Not when RBG is in the hospital. And Mitch is in control there.
--And Jeff Sessions is not heroic just because he got his ass fired. He chose his path and he did a lot of damage. No kudos for him.
--I do wish Nancy Pelosi would step aside if not now then by the 2020 election. The Dems have to
get younger at the top.
--Anyone hear from Jared lately?
--Lock your doors and get extra food because the caravan is about to invade. You do know that there are Middle Eastern terrorists mixed in among the Latin Americans, right?
--Read anything and everything you can that is written by Bari Weiss. A Jewish woman who was a member of the Tree of Life temple. Her words after that massacre were incredible.
--Brexit is a good example of what happens when the zealots (on either end of the spectrum) are in charge. Things go haywire.
--I do love Southwest Airlines and how they load passengers. I actually saw them turn people away who were trying to board out of order. You can check your bags for free.
--Tomorrow, I will be paying a $71 co-pay for some medication. I know it is socialism but shouldn't there be some government control over prescription prices.
Shalom and Happy Thanksgiving.
Coincidentally, went on a road trip to the deep South a few weeks ago. Spent time in Montgomery,
Selma, and Birmingham. Visited places I had only seen on tv back in the day. The bus boycott
museum is housed in the old bus station where the freedom riders were assaulted. You do not forget that. Rosa Parks is honored for not giving up her seat--you must not forget her courage. Walked on the Pettus bridge in Selma where decades ago Federal troops had to protect the marchers on their way to Montgomery (Selma, btw, is an ugly decrepit little town though it does have a Rexall pharmacy!!).
Keep those old tv pictures in mind. And never forget Lester swinging the ax handle or George standing in the door. POTUS can draw a line directly to this two racist gangsters.
ODDS AND ENDS
--Are we to be optimistic that the House is now in Democratic control? I'm not there yet. Not when RBG is in the hospital. And Mitch is in control there.
--And Jeff Sessions is not heroic just because he got his ass fired. He chose his path and he did a lot of damage. No kudos for him.
--I do wish Nancy Pelosi would step aside if not now then by the 2020 election. The Dems have to
get younger at the top.
--Anyone hear from Jared lately?
--Lock your doors and get extra food because the caravan is about to invade. You do know that there are Middle Eastern terrorists mixed in among the Latin Americans, right?
--Read anything and everything you can that is written by Bari Weiss. A Jewish woman who was a member of the Tree of Life temple. Her words after that massacre were incredible.
--Brexit is a good example of what happens when the zealots (on either end of the spectrum) are in charge. Things go haywire.
--I do love Southwest Airlines and how they load passengers. I actually saw them turn people away who were trying to board out of order. You can check your bags for free.
--Tomorrow, I will be paying a $71 co-pay for some medication. I know it is socialism but shouldn't there be some government control over prescription prices.
Shalom and Happy Thanksgiving.
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