Tag Archives: Events of the Day

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

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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

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See, that was more of a one-time thing….

I’m not like many Americans when it comes to the “Founding Fathers”. I do not fall a dead-faint at their feet, the way many of my fellow Americans do. I find that sort of thing fairly performative, and I get … Continue reading

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No answers….

Note: I have edited, and added to, this post several times since it went live. This is because my thoughts on this subject are a mess, and there’s a good chance they present as such in the material below. GRADY: … Continue reading

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Letters to Congress, one

I’ve just drafted a letter that I will be printing out and mailing to my Representative tomorrow. I will be doing a lot more of this, and when I do, I will share the texts here. I have plans already … Continue reading

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Clarity from Mr. Gibson

America’s right wing is a lot of things. It’s impervious to facts, immune to empathy, and prone to conspiracy theory. It worships wealth and loathes its absence, and it is sexist and racist and homophobic and transphobic. All of these … Continue reading

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Never forget:

Everything that is to come is what we wanted. That is all.

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A few tabs to close….

Here’s some stuff that’s been languishing in open tabs on my browser: ::  Matt Zoller Seitz on Clint Eastwood’s current movie, both as a movie and as a data point in how movies are exhibited and marketed these days. The … Continue reading

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The world does not need my voice today

That is all.

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“Concepts of a Plan”

I didn’t watch the debate the other night, but I sure heard about it, and even I had to get in on the meme fun the next day: Apparently when asked for specifics of his plan for American healthcare once … Continue reading

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