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Do I meander? Very well then, I meander

Monday, August 7, 2023

It has been several weeks since I’ve posted anything, primarily because we have had family visiting here or in Vermont for the last several weeks. We returned from Vermont Saturday, and spent most of Sunday taking my brother in law to the Providence airport as he began his trip back to Paris. We spent a […]

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It takes all kinds

Sunday, April 23, 2023

I’ve never been a big Twitter fan (or a fan at all), and I deleted my hardly used account shortly after Elon Musk took over. Still, I can’t avoid reading about his serial displays of ineptitude as he continues to do his best to destroy the platform. This article at Above the Law discusses the […]

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An additional bright side to yesterday’s election

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

We can certainly celebrate Senator Warnock’s victory over the former football player. The country has come to a bad place when a major political party sees fit to nominate someone who is obviously brain damaged, in addition to all his other issues. There is yet another bright side to Warnock’s victory, besides the political. At […]

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Election Reflections

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

I still haven’t totally unwound from my pre-election fetal position, as I still can’t bring myself to look at my blogs and other news sources to see how things are going in detail, though my general sense is that the march toward fascism has been somewhat slowed, but certainly not averted. I spent Election Day […]

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Some random thoughts

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

A month ago I speculated that Fox might be abandoning Trump. Since then both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post (both Murdoch properties) have decidedly distances themselves from the genius. As to Fox? Well, as the wicked witch noted while plotting to do in Dorothy, these things must be done slowly. But, […]

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The Year Ahead

Saturday, January 1, 2022

In the past, as the new year approached, I’ve often posted predictions for the coming year. I haven’t always been right, but I think I have a pretty good track record. This year I’ve got almost nothing. There are some things that are a given. The media, particularly the broadcast media, will, by and large […]

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Some things never change

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

While my wife and I await our second shot, after which we will feel free to, you know, do things, and as I wait out the weather, which has pretty much put an end to daily biking, I’ve been doing more reading than usual. Among the books I’m currently reading is Herman Melville’s The Confidence […]

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Super Sunday rant

Sunday, February 7, 2021

This is my blog, and since no one reads it anyway, I figure I have a perfect right to write about two unrelated things in one blog post. So, here goes. As a still licensed, though retired lawyer, I’m interested in the series of lawsuits that have been filed against, Fox, Giuliani, and their ilk […]

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Random thoughts

Monday, November 23, 2020

A few days ago I noted, as I probably have in other posts, that Republicans are big on projection, which in this context I’m defining as accusing others of one’s own crimes. I thought I’d pass on a few more examples. Here’s a good discussion at the Guardian of the decades old right wing talking […]

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A few things to gloat about

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Just a few things to which we can look forward. You know, Schadenfreude. Mary Trump said recently that Donald will never have another good day, and we can look forward to a few things that will make those days even darker. Barack Obama’s book will be number one on the best seller lists, and that […]

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