The Republican National Convention: Realities and a Fantasy
After a week of taking it on the chin via the Democratic National Convention, Monday night Donald Trump and his bizarre troupe of relatives and enablers get to take center...
Thoughts on Watching the Democratic National Convention
I admit it. I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention the last couple of nights, and not just the Reader’s Digest version on the networks, but all two hours each...
Donald & Vlad: Love Letters
Dear Vladi, Hoping your summer has been a good one. It’s a shame that this darned COVID hoax has kept us from our wonderful one-on-one sit-down conversations. I am writing...
Kamala Harris, Joe’s Veep
I would have preferred Val Demings. She’s a female of color, articulate, and experienced in Washington… alas, without much name recognition. Instead I got Kamala Harris—a female of color, articulate,...
Donald Trump Receives Word on the Vaccine that Will make COVID Disappear
Having knocked on the door, but reluctant to enter, the high level Presidential aide screwed up his courage and strode into the Oval Office. “Mr Trump, President, Sir, I’ve got...
Can Trump Be Beaten? A Much-Too-Soon Analysis
Every time I feel that Joe Biden will win in November, every time I sense that perhaps Trump can actually be beaten, maybe even trounced, I bite my tongue and...
Surviving the Plagues We know as Trump & COVID
The other day I found myself beseeching God for an explanation of why he has brought two plagues, Trump and COVID, down upon us, and I realized that this sort...
Boston Sports Are Returning: Some Predictions, Guaranteed to be Right (!?)
Can it possibly be that soon all four of Boston’s major pro sports teams will be in action? Could the Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins actually begin to produce real...
Back from the Future with the Election Results
Thanks to the wonders of time travel, I have been just returned from the future, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, one day after the US Presidential election. And as they say...
Shades of Gray
This morning as I attempted to inform myself about some of the crazy things that are happening in the world, I came across a report that caught my attention, of...