Well, THAT Was a Different Debate

What Changed? What Did We Learn? We Who are About to Die Salute You The 9th Democratic Presidential Debate held in Las Vegas was quite different. It had a manageable number of candidates (six), so more time for direct candidates’ cross talk. Mike Bloomberg had his first round in such …
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Being Clear about “Religious Freedom” and “Freedom of Speech”

These Terms Have Very Specific Meanings. Let’s Call It Out When They are Misused Two Common Complaints You may have noticed that it is the political season. Unlike other seasons that run for 3-4 months, political seasons tend to run at least a year or two. Lucky us. Because it …
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Celebrating the Small Joys of Life

Sometimes It Is the Smallest Pleasures That Count the Most Earlier this week, we engaged in a bit of “Curmudgeonology” (No, this probably is not a real word, but if you can bluff your way into using it, that Scrabble game is yours for the taking). I don’t know about …
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Have You Ever Noticed…?

A Short List of Life’s Small Irritants Let’s take a break from politics this week (Control yourselves. Stop all that cheering out loud!) This week, we are looking elsewhere for musings, reflections, and surprises. BUT FIRST – ONE BIT of ELECTIONS RELATED NEWS In most of the country, people are …
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What’s the Difference Between a Zombie and the Republican Party?

Not much, as a Matter of Fact Consider the Zombie The zombie. Certainly a popular fellow in mass entertainment these days. We seem to see them everywhere. Consider what makes them different from human beings. A zombie, at first glance, looks like a human being. But, of course, it is …
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Now It Begins – Keep Your Eye on the Prize

This Week the Iowa Caucuses Start the Election Season. Let’s Keep Some Factors in Mind And So, It Begins About the time you read this, the Iowa caucuses will be history. In the matter of a few hours some campaigns will be exuberant, some will be relieved, some will face …
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