Profiles in Pseudo-Courage

  This morning was the breaking point.  No, not for Donald J. Trump.  That came a long time ago.  Today was MY breaking point.  It came when Joe Scarborough described Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) as courageous for standing up to the enabler-in-chief in a series of Tweets.  Excuse me, but posting a Tweet is not … Read more

PSI

  Every new car on the road today monitors the air pressure in that vehicle’s tires.  It is a very handy feature, enabling us to correct an abnormal situation before it becomes critical.  Over the past 72 hours we have learned Donald J. Trump also has a pressure monitor, but it works in the totally … Read more

Great Non-White North

  The title of today’s post is an obvious play on the SCTV sketch originated by a very young Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas in which they played the Mackenzie brothers, the ultimate stereotypes of clueless, beer guzzling Canadians.  Moranis is said to have disliked playing his character although he and Thomas appeared in 41 … Read more

Who Would Have Guessed

  Greetings from Winnipeg, Canada.  No, we’re not seeking asylum.  Just trying to get away from the heat and bugs that come with summer in Florida. Before crossing the U.S./Canada border we spent four days in the Dakotas.  While there, we did not see one Trump sign or one Trump bumper sticker.  Strange, because we … Read more

The Great Conjunction

  Time flies.  It is hard to believe the Jim Henson/Frank Oz classic The Dark Crystal was released 35 years ago.  In May, Netflix announced a forthcoming series from the Henson Creative Shop, based on the original film and scheduled to begin production this fall.  The 10-episode series is described as a prequel to the 1982 … Read more