Archive - Scranton Time - bits and pieces from Tom Flannery

"It was like having a nightmare, but I was wide awake and directing it myself....."

I was trying to imagine it.

Jul 7 •

"This Americana ying and yang...."

I don’t really recognize this nation anymore.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

George and Ethel

I often wonder what their endgame is.

Jun 30 •

"This is where they live. It is not where we live....."

Back from a quick 2 day trip to the Jersey shore.

Jun 27 •

"The man doesn’t just have thin skin, he sometimes appears to have no skin at all....."

“And I want to just thank everybody and in particular,

Jun 23 •

It’s a strange thing.

Jun 20 •

World War III and golden cell phones

Americans have become so accustomed to chaos that even the possibility of World War III barely warrants a shrug these days.

Jun 17 •

The love and mercy of Brian Wilson

My mother used to tell me about vibrations.

Jun 13 •

The Glory of Sly Stone

Lookin' at the devil

Jun 10 •

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Jun 6 •

"The cruelty is of the Snidely Whiplash variety..."

It gets to the point where you just shut down.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

First everybody started calling him “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out), and then a three-judge panel at the U.S.

May 29 •

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