Category Archives: Commentary

On rethinking the year as a series of Festivals (a repost)

NOTE: As stated in the title, this is a repost of something I wrote a couple years ago toward the end of summer. Now that Thanksgiving 2025 is in the rear-view mirror and most people who took the long weekend are … Continue reading

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I am just now realizing that I never said anything about the passing of Dick Cheney

Well…that’s that, then. I hope he said hello to Kissinger on his way to the lake of fire.

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“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

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Two photos from thirty years apart

As someone who focuses on results, I’m not seeing too much difference here.

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“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

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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

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All I’ll say for now…

…is that I’d rather live in less interesting times.

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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

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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.

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