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One week from today, in certain parts of our spinning sphere, what is known as Thanksgiving will be observed–or “celebrated”. The cliched image of this annual feasting on turkey and all those yummy fixings is one of families, maybe just … Continue reading →

It cannot be seen with the naked eye. It will, however, eventually get very very much larger. In fact, it will typically have two eyes with which it won’t need a microscope to see the world it occupies. From that … Continue reading →

As of today, October 17, 2023, the death toll resulting from the Hamas attack is: 1, 400 Israeli dead and 3,400 injured. In return, Israel’s response to that attack is: 3,000 Palestinian dead and 12,500 injured. This is the most … Continue reading →

Recently, noted filmmaker Martin Scorsese reiterated his negative opinion on superhero movies, and other so-called “tentpole” franchises. His comments expectedly garnered some blowback from those who make and attend the endless string of Marvel or D.C. movies about characters that … Continue reading →

Hey, man. Yo, what up? Not much. Wanna get high? I am high. On what? High on Jesus Uh oh. High on or from Jesus? I don’t use drugs, if that’s what you are suggesting. Nothing? Beer? Don’t drink. Then, … Continue reading →

I wanna to be an Airborn Ranger. I wanna live a life of danger… So goes one the of the military chants that occur during training sessions for our service members. Since WWII and the Vietnam conflict, which ended in … Continue reading →

Idalia. That’s the name of a tropical storm that in the next few hours–maybe before I finish this posting–is expected to turn into a category 3 hurricane, packing winds of near 100 mph. It is expected to hit somewhat north … Continue reading →

What are you watching? Nothing. Well, I see you staring at the tele, so you must know what you’re watching, huh? There. Now the tele has gone to black. Can I legitimately now say I am watching nothing? Then why … Continue reading →

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. That segment from William Butler Yeats‘ poem The Second Coming, always had relevance as a summation of the chaos and calamity contained in life-at-large. Life is … Continue reading →

Has it really been forty-one months since the covid shut-down? Did that universally stressful stretch of time really happen? Stuck at home, with even the fitbit strolls, saunters, amblings, and power hikes becoming somewhat self-delusional as far as sustaining that … Continue reading →