Oh, Jeff! Made in Amerika

  Or…if the glove fits, you must quit. Even though he currently resides out of sight in a Nevada prison, 2016 was the year of Orenthal James Simpson. But for a minor envelope malfunction during last Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony, one of the more interesting moments was the selection of Ezra Edelman’s cinematic tour-de-force  O.J.: … Read more

The Fruit of Patience

  The title of today’s blog comes from the following quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. For many, including Late Show host Stephen Colbert, the end of our latest “national nightmare” can not come quickly enough.  During his live broadcast following Tuesday night’s “State of the Trump” address, Colbert … Read more

Out, Out, Damn Spot!

  The title of today’s post is the Shakespearean equivalent of the oft misquoted line, “Play it again, Sam,” from the film Casablanca.  Neither Ilsa Lund Lazlo (Ingrid Bergman) or Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) utter these words.  Ilsa says, “Play it, Sam.  Play “As Time Goes By.”  Rick’s actually line?  “You played it for her, … Read more

CDC Update

  If nothing else the Center for Disease Control has been very busy since the November election.  First, as disclosed on this blog site on January 30, CDC warned of a new pandemic DJT (Duh Jive Truth).  Since the first report, DJT has spread like wild-fire infecting numerous members of the White House staff, Republican members of … Read more

He Who Ignores History

I have heard more than one commentator over the last week compare the the raid on an Al Qaeda structure believed to house Yemen terrorist leader Qassim Al-Rimi to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion during the first days of John F. Kennedy’s presidency.  The focal point for comparing the two is that both military actions were … Read more