Short takes from a journey through a disorganized mind: IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Eisenhower is an African-American lieutenant, Hitler is an occasional drag queen, King George is an idiot, the man we knew as Sir Winston was an actor named Roy Bubbles and Winston Churchill was a young American Marine. Yes, there are rare movies …
I used to enjoy watching horse races and listening to them on television. The announcers did such a good job of telling us who was winning, who was fading and who was coming from behind. Races nearly always lasted less than three minutes, and once they were finished, there might be analysis of why the …
“If you spend our time worrying about immigration and ‘terrorism,’ you have no time to worry about:— Our children being the unhappiest in Europe— People under 30 who are on average have half the money their parents have— .Students leaving university with average debts 10 times more than their parents— An estimated 70 percent of …
Our new schedule essentially begins today, with the first of the twice-a-week anecdotal columns. Friday will be another full-length piece and Saturday our first podcast in 18 months. Enjoy. Short takes from a journey through a disorganized mind: NO, IT’S NO NO-NO: Young fans are excited that they got to see a no-hitter pitched by …
When it comes to living day to day lives, most folks play by the rules. They lead lives of ethics and honesty, and if they have one true flaw, it’s believing that other people who aren’t honest really are deep down. Call it gullibility or naivete, but they hurt themselves more than anyone else. And …
It’s funny how amazing thoughts sneak up on you sometimes. I started reading a baseball book called “The Sputnik Season: 1957,” and the very first paragraph just blew me away. “The late Lawrence Ritter, author of ‘The Glory of Their Times,’ was once asked what was the golden age of baseball. He responded with great …
A guy walked into a bar, sat down and angrily ordered a drink. After downing it, he turned to a guy at the end of the bar and said, “I hate politicians. Politicians are all assholes.” The guy at the end of the bar frowned. “I resent that.” “Why? Are you a politician?” “No, I’m …
If we have learned one thing about Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race, it’s that no one will ever confuse him with a wizard. When he was asked about his opinion of legal abortion, he was doing just fine until he remembered he was supposed to be a Republican. He started by saying …
ABORTION ISSUE MAKES IT TOUGH TO BE A REPUBLICAN Read More »
Some issues are never settled. Of course, the biggest and most destructive one isn’t the one that usually comes to mind first. For all the controversy over abortion, it affects a lot fewer people than the real issue that’s never settled. What’s that? It’s obvious. The one issue that will never be settled is lower …
IT REALLY ALL BOILS DOWN TO ONLY ONE ISSUE — TAXATION Read More »
“There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air wait for us somewhere.” I was 11 when the first “West Side Story” movie came out, and the poignant song “Somewhere”might have been the first song that ever broke my heart. Tony and Maria are coming to realize there …
PEACE & QUIET HARD TO FIND IN OUR POLITICAL LIFE Read More »
