Monthly Archives: August 2022

Well, it’s been fairly obvious to those of us who are watching that public education and public schools have been under attack by right wing parents and neo-fascist state governments for the past few years.  Leaving aside “Don’t Say Gay,” … Continue reading →

Polio has returned to New York. A home-grown case of polio myelitis has appeared in Rockland County, north of the city.   It is the first in the United States since 1979 when the disease was wiped out in America. Since … Continue reading →

Well considering developments and happenings this past week I decided it was time to post some words on healthcare in America.  Sometimes it’s hard to believe the shit that goes on before our eyes. First a few words on the … Continue reading →

So eldest daughter, attorney/prosecutor notices she is having difficulty starting her VW Jetta and after a bit notices the “check engine” light is flashing. So off she heads to the local VW dealer to have it checked out. The technician … Continue reading →

Sheriff Chad Chronister and the Fascist DeSantis last week Well Trump wannabee Ron DeSantis. in endeavoring to be the heir apparent and neo-fascist Duce. showed this week that he can be as vindictive as his Dyed Blond Don and abuse … Continue reading →

Today is the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.   Modern Japan can give us all hope. The gingko in the Shukkeien Garden – 1945 A fossil of the Permian Age survivor of the frost the great tree holocaust do … Continue reading →

At the turn of the century we watched Maximus the Gladiator, a feelgood epic made for a society believing it was King of the Hill. Not Rome. Us. Strength and Honor was our mantra not only how we saw ourselves … Continue reading →

There was thunder and lightning in one of the reddest of the red states last night. In Kansas.  Dorothy’s Kansas.  A place that had a book written about it (No.  Not the Wizard):  “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” “Not long … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, during the reign of the Divine Tiberias, a.k.a the fifties, young boys got Summer jobs. Now I’m sure some kids still do; it’s just that the kids seem older now than they were then. And the kind … Continue reading →