As John Sidney Walker McCain and Barack NMI1 Obama begin the run for the White House, I’d propose another alternative, who represents a Real Change: former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for the Presidency in 2008.
There’s a new sidebar item, with photo and linkage, that will adorn this old blog until the [...]
Recorded when there was still a modicum of trust in our government, elected officials, and the press:
Our government, elected officials, and the press are now unfortunately all part of the monolith; reinforcing, aiding, and abetting each other in fostering a culture of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. What modern-day patriot will rise to challenge the [...]
Dude, you would be 40 today.
I’d have called you and ribbed you unmercifully about being old.
I’d have bounced your kids, which I’m sure you’d have had by now, on my knee.
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We saw a young man at LAX yesterday.
Your mother’s eyes got all misty.
After he went into the terminal,
I looked at your mother and [...]
This post brought to you from the Virgin America departure lounge at LAX. Wi-fi at LAX isn’t free, so I’m using my trusty Sprint Wireless Broadband modem.
I was able to get to the tMobile sign up page, before switching to my card. The goal was to see whether I could remember all the Linux commands [...]
I nearly posted a photo of blue sky earlier. Blue sky is something that’s been mighty scarce since we arrived in El Lay. We’ve had heavy overcast, torrential rain, and if my MIdwestern ears are still attuned, a brief bit of hail since we got here.
Our daughter has a breezeway, to which the smokers [...]
As much as I love my grandchildren, and as blessed as I am that they’re part of the family, we leave slam dunk Los Angeles tomorrow, for the return trip back home. We’re glad of that; our grandparent systems aren’t as resilient to commotion, noise, and Houdini-baffling schedules as they used to be. If there [...]
Hats off to State Farm Claim Team #47 for their expeditious processing of our claim on the Wreck of the Old ‘98. To no one’s surprise, but to our chagrin, the ‘98 was a total loss.
We have an appointment to pick up our check when we get back from California; after that, [...]
Well, the no-fly streak is officially over, thanks to Virgin America airlines. MLB and I arrived at our daughter’s yesterday afternoon. She and the grandkids still love me; makes the whole thing worthwhile.
Even the TSA, while it still sucks, couldn’t dampen my spirits. They made me put my Crocs into the bin [...]
Boy, 12, faces drunken driving charge after crash
In the heart of this news story beats a country song.
Let’s recap; according to the canonical standard so brilliantly laid out by Steve Goodman and David Allan Coe, we have:
Drunk - check.
Mom - miss.
Prison - Presuming the Division of Youth Services counts, check.
Rain - No [...]
Right now, it’s a Shiner, shuffled to the back of the icebox and forgotten, only to be rediscovered in a chilled to an unbelievable state of chilldom perfection.
Mmmmm.
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