Monthly Archives: December 2024

Christmas day, 2024. All quiet (well mostly) on the brick-and-mortar retail front. The idea of gift-giving (and getting), gathering with family or friends, is driven home now as much as ever. “Ever” starting sometime in the mid-19th century, with the … Continue reading →

Only eight days away. From what, the willing surrender of our government to a felonious flim-flam man? No, that’s 38 days away. And I, for one, consider what happens in thirty-eight days to be a very dark day for we … Continue reading →

Allow me to invoke the title of one of Charles Bukowski’s books of poetry: The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills. Buk was a gritty, chain smoking wino who had his own special take on life and … Continue reading →