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  • Where’s Karma When We Need It?

    I used to think that karma was real, that, in the end, people got what they deserved based on their life actions. Some folks might think of that as a…


  • The Good Stuff

    I’m a curmudgeon, too quick to get drawn into the dark side of experience, to grumble and groan about the state of the world. In my defense, I’ve this year…


  • Bring Back the 60’s—an addendum

    “…and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?don’t ask me i don’t give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam,and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there ain’t…


  • Bring Back the Sixties

    “Far out, groovy, outasite, you’re trippin’, stay high and fly.”  I think I made that last one up. But it fits. We had our own language back then, we being…


  • What Could Have Been

    Trigger Warning: This column may make you sad—or worse. I can’t get this question out of my mind: What would our world be like if Kamala Harris had won?  I…


  • Operation Epic Insanity

    Petey Hegseth is probably responsible for the insipid naming: Operation Epic Fury. It fits his tough guy stance. A better naming would have been Epic Fail or Epic White Man’s…


  • Ten Ways to Keep From Going Insane in Troubled Times.

    One:  Quit reading the news scrolls. The news will only depress you. And mostly there’s nothing you can do about it. Two: Go for a walk. Or do anything out…


  • A Sick Person

    I wanted to take a break from writing about the orange monster, but he just won’t get out of my head. The man ruins everything—even the Olympics—with his small mind…


  • A Sad Clown

    And a dangerous one I didn’t watch the ‘state of the union’ address. Bev and I never even considered it. We knew it would be awful and ugly, which by…


  • Two TV Shows

    I watch too much TV. And I’m not ashamed of it. Some medical professionals claim that watching too many hours of television is bad for your brain, that the gray-matter…


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