Map? Check. Compass? Check. Boots? Check. Inspirational literature? Check. Backpack, water bottles, sensible clothing, hat, sun screen, tent, sleeping bag, notebook to catalog my adventures and deep insights into the human condition? Check, check, check, check, check, check, check; yeah why not, check as well. Continue reading My Soul Searching Hiking Trip
A witch-hunt is when you repeatedly break the law and the authorities elect to prosecute your malfeasance. Wait, wait; that can’t be right. Continue reading Witch-Hunt
I have here a draft opinion piece from Samuel Alito. It’s a follow-up to the piece he preemptively published in the Wall Street Journal to get ahead of the damning investigative article from ProPublica. Continue reading The Empty Seat Doctrine
There is a song by The Stone Roses called “I Wanna Be Adored.” I’ve always loved the title. The song, not so much. It came out well before my time. Continue reading I Wanna Be Adored
EE Cummings said something like a poet is only a poet for a few minutes in their life; the rest of the time they are a would be poet. I have no idea if that’s something he actually said. I wrote it down sometime in 2019 and attributed it to him. Continue reading Volume XXIV – May 2023
There are a handful of vivid images I associate with every western I’ve ever seen. There is always a main saloon where roughneck cowboys carouse and establish their dominance as lawmen or villains Continue reading Wild West Dreams
I remember when the fog rolled in. It arrived quickly. One moment I could just make it out over horizon and the next I was in it. Continue reading Volume XXIII – March 2023
I must say it’s one of those glorious days today. You know when you’re in the backseat of your armored car and your experienced driver has the car humming at high speed, passing the street crews and work vans like they are pylons; the sun kissing your face so that it feels warm and comfortable … Continue reading News Lab – Part 6
I love the smell of fresh coffee in the morning. Or I think I do. I have vivid memories of my parents talking at length about their love and need for their morning coffee. Continue reading News Lab – Part 5
I don’t want to bore you with the details of the test. The truth is I was only half paying attention. As soon as they get past the first couple of baseline questions, like who are you, and what do you do here, I tend to drift in thought or zone out. Continue reading News Lab – Part 4
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