Old Time Religion

  One word keeps popping up in the discussion of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.  SACRED.  Belief in the electoral process is SACRED to the survival of democracy.   Russian interference in the 2016 election represents an assault on a SACRED cornerstone of the American experience. Perhaps the time has come when we Americans start … Read more

Connecting the Dots

I promised I would never use this blog to spread conspiracy theories.  However, laying out a counter-intuitive perspective based on fact is fair game.  There is also an ulterior motive for publishing this blog.  I want to memorialize this theory in the event it comes to fruition.  In other words, on the evening of July … Read more

Everything I Need to Know II

  In a previous post, I confessed my addiction to Judge Judy.  At that time, I focused on her platitude, “If it doesn’t make sense, it probably isn’t true,” in reference to Comrade Trump’s comical explanation of why he views Andrew Jackson as his role model for the presidency.  This weekend’s antics of the “gang that … Read more

It’s a Jungle Out There

  Let me introduce you to “Momma Gator.” the main attraction on the creek which runs the length of the Florida island we call home.  I have gotten to know Momma quite well over the past five years as the path along the creek is the preferred route of my morning constitutional with our adopted … Read more

America For Rent

  It’s hard to look beyond Donald Trump’s continuous and escalating sociopathic behavior since Thursday’s cruel and unwarranted Tweet storm.  But this morning my thoughts turned to Agent Orange’s upcoming trip to Hamburg, Germany and the G-20 Summit.  This group, which first met following the 2008 global financial meltdown, continues to focus on putting safeguards in place … Read more