The legends leaving us.
The month of January has been a sad one for folks like me, who treasure the music of the 60's and 70's and had some of my best times in life with the great artist's creations in the background as a...
View ArticleAs if things were not screwed up enough.
God decided to play a cruel joke on American politics by holding a recall election of His own. The winner was Justice Antonin Scalia. The loser will be the rest of the United States, that is left...
View ArticlePat Conroy
As the previous post indirectly reported, Pat Conroy passed away on March 4, 2016. He was 70 years old. If one is a graduate of a certain prestigious military college on the banks of the Ashley River...
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We are all Israelis now…….
When I got to work this morning and heard the news about Brussels, I just cringed because I knew that on top of an unspeakable tragedy, the traditional merry-go-round of the American blame game will...
View ArticleThe only 9-11 post you need to read today.
And I did not write it. But I wish I had. Jim Wright of Stonekettle Station did, and its worth the couple of minutes it will take to read it in it's entirety. 15 years ago today 19 shitheads...
View ArticleGoodbye and farewell
I regret nothing. There seems to be an impression among some people that a blog or a Facebook or Twitter account is about what pleases them and what they want to read, rather than the message(s) the...
View ArticleSenator Kennedy
I have nothing of substance to contribute to the assessment of his career right now but just wanted to add my condolences. I’ve spent as much time as anyone bad mouthing him in my earlier years-and I...
View ArticleThoughts about Fort Hood…….
The tragic events at Fort Hood, happened as I was in transit last Thursday. I've been going back and forth as to whether to write about it-and indeed what to write. First of all-I have found myself...
View ArticleDennis Hopper RIP.
Dead at 74. I have always been a fan of his. Spike has a pretty good piece on his life. He was a unique actor who brought a voice to many of us Boomers.
View Article9-11-2001
Yes, I remember exactly where I was that day. I had been out and about and had just returned to the BOQ where I was living then. The S.O. called me and told me the World Trade Center had been attacked....
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens
I wanted to wait a while before writing about the genuine sadness I felt when I heard about the death of Christopher Hitchens. He was a great writer, a man who understood how to paint a picture with...
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A tragic loss
When I woke up this morning , as I made the coffee and stumbled to my computer-it seemed like it was going to be a good day. After I got the computer on line-I knew differently. This is a terrible day...
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Another tragic loss of a blogger
It has been a really lousy week all things considered-perhaps indicative of the way the rest of the year is going to go I suppose. This week has been full of nothing but bad news and death. Two...
View ArticleThe forgotten war….and the forgotten people
Not that any Americans might have noticed this week, but the 2000th American died in the War in Afghanistan this week. I mean, its hard to pay attention to the tragic sacrifice of brave young...
View ArticleLou Reed , Rest in Peace
It is with great sadness, that I note the death of Lou Reed, at 71. He was a master artist of his generation-and contrary to what Phib thinks, added much to the general discourse. As did most of the...
View ArticleNelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95 yesterday. Clearly the world has lost a great man. He was great not just because of his struggle against apartheid-but when the tables finally turned, he...
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First of Two Memorial Day posts
Today is Memorial Day-and fortunately for me, I am alive, and spending it at home. For a lot of Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines that is not true. So it is very important that we remember their...
View Article2nd of Two Memorial Day Posts
I paraphrased this bit of writing from Herman Wouk a couple of years back. I still think its a marvelous bit of writing and particularly appropriate as “America begins to leave the world stage”. Not...
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And we are back…..
Spent the last five days in France. It was outstanding-especially as we went to visit the Normandy Beaches. Pix to follow over the next few days. So here is where I spent my 4th-no fire works, but a...
View ArticleThe darkness that always lurks beneath the surface.
I wanted to write a quick note about the tragic loss of Robin Williams. His death will most probably be ruled a suicide. And I expect ( and in some of the worst corners of the internet-we are already...
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