The Red Line
Since Donald Trump inexplicably (to me) won the GOP nomination for President this last election cycle, my wife and I have had a lot of discussions about what I call ‘The Red Line.’ These discussions usually center on how come we see so many Trump signs in our corner of the world, or how some […]
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
Well, to be honest, I actually heard the news first. I spent most of yesterday buried deep in work and I’ve pretty much been off social media all week, and everything I did last night was for personal entertainment. I didn’t touch the news. So, it was not until my ancient clock radio went off […]
At the Door
Last Sunday, I woke up early. Too early, work-day early, and as it was so early, and as I was tired from a really busy Saturday, I decided to go back to sleep. Sleep, however, didn’t really happen, as I was also hungry—really hungry, and that was distracting. More distracting than being hungry, however, was […]
It is Up to Us
Yesterday, I attended the rally in Albany. Call it Indivisible, or 50501, or No Kings, or Hands Off, or whatever you want to call it, the event was a huge success. I’m not good at estimating crowd size and I haven’t seen any official numbers, but I’d say there were around 2000 people there; the […]
Reaction Pieces
Been a while, hasn’t it? A good thing I did in 2024 was to rejoin a writer’s group. It took a while. One of my friends from the first writers’ group I was emailed me way back in spring of 2024, telling me she had revived the group, and asking me to join. In typical […]
A Story in Reverse
Life in Trump’s America Last night, when things were looking a little grim but before it got to the “Oh, hey, 2016, how’ve you been?” stage, The Magpie made a point of firmly shutting the door between the office and the kitchen. “Why are you blockading the cat from the kitchen?” I asked. “I’m not. […]
July 4, 2024
In 1973, ITV network in Britain aired the documentary, The World at War, a 26-hour look at events on the battlefield and the impacts of the war on nations as a whole as well as the individuals who fought or were otherwise caught up in it. Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, it used archival footage […]
Reading Roundup, 2023 (Part III)
Howdy, folks, and happy new year! Funny, I feel like we usually see “New Year” capitalized, and yet I don’t know that it should be. Hmm. Anyway, we had a good holiday season, and I’m fortunate to have accrued enough vacation time that I was able to take off the full Thanksgiving week AND nearly […]
The Statement
It’s done. Not NaNoWriMo, because I skipped it once again. As we came ever closer toward this fabled month I considered NaNo. It’s been a few years since I’ve done one and I actually had a couple of things that would have fit the bill: there’s the project I wrapped up last year that I […]
The Reading List 2023, Part II
Well, somehow nearly three months have gone by since my last post. As usual, I didn’t intend this. As usual, I will promise to post more frequently. Also as usual, I can’t guarantee I will follow through on that promise. On one level, I felt like I didn’t read as much in July, August and […]