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Category Archives: Commentary
Two photos from thirty years apart
As someone who focuses on results, I’m not seeing too much difference here.
“Meh, who cares, halftime is when you use the bathroom and get more food anyway”
I’ve observed the loudly negative reaction to a Puerto Rican rapper named Bad Bunny being named the performer at halftime of the upcoming Super Bowl with…not amusement, actually. More of a headshaking, “There they go again” kind of thing. The … Continue reading
Tabular Enclosification
It’s time to close out some of the tabs I’ve had open for a bit. :: This first grouping is about the recent murder of Charlie Kirk, which I have been reluctant to address in any major way, and I … Continue reading
All I’ll say for now…
…is that I’d rather live in less interesting times.
Truly a headline for our times
(This post is adapted from something I wrote on Facebook.) As much as I like to hope that the United States has not actually entered its period of long decline, it seems like not a week goes by–and sometimes it’s … Continue reading
A brief thought on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Killing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a particularly galling move. True, I knew it was coming, but even so…it’s just so frustrating watching Republicans kill everything that actually made this the country I grew up in, as they set … Continue reading
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A metaphor
In the “Sometimes we laugh to keep from crying” department, a snippet from Friends that seems to me sadly applicable. Joey’s refrigerator has given up the ghost, and his solution was…this. Happy birthday, America. I guess.
2025: The Fallen
Remembering this day those who lost their lives fighting in wars under the American flag. I make no attempt this day to adjudicate the justness of any of those wars; there are other days for that. (image credit) Every year … Continue reading
Two anniversaries
One somber, one celebratory. The first one happened three years ago today. The Wife and I were vacationing in the Finger Lakes region that weekend, and we got back to our cottage after a day visiting the Glass Museum in … Continue reading
“Divisive”
This photo is one of my favorites from Barack Obama’s time in the White House. It was taken less than two months into his administration. I love Presidential photography and always have; glimpses into the inner life and the humanity … Continue reading →