Orange Lies Matter

Orange Lies Matter

Ok, I borrowed this statement from a picketer’s sign as reported by Rachel Maddow.  In our current crisis, it is a sadly clever reminder of George Floyd’s tragic end of life experience.  Since the Orange Wanker suggested that California could contain its...
Chaos

Chaos

I saw a clever and appropriate post from Governor Tim Walz, “I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national Security advisor.”  Get Smart was the creation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry premiering in 1965. Agent 86 was played by Don Adam’s and his trusted DEI...
Rosie

Rosie

I went to the store today to pick up a few items before we headed to McCall to ski. I had the good fortune to get to visit with Rosie.  There are a few people in the world who are genuinely kind, thoughtful, empathetic, passionate about children, people, and...
Mine Field

Mine Field

I watch and listen mostly in sadness to the current state of the United States and Idaho political leadership. Karen and I have re-engaged with the real world in the last few weeks as we are following Canadian’s in an “elbows up” approach to the current oligarchical...
Burn the Bridges

Burn the Bridges

I was trying to send a business e mail message to one person named Paula and accidentally sent it to another person of the same name. Kind of a butt dial but not exactly. It was not a message that  would be embarrassing to have in public, but it should not have been...
Psychophysiological

Psychophysiological

A friend of mine commented recently that he “can’t process all that is going on. I have a form of emotional vertigo-nausea, dizziness, and an overwhelming desire for it to stop….Don’t know what to do.” I thought this was a powerful way to describe how I was feeling....