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The Songs - Tough All Over
This is another entry in my ongoing “songs that visited me and decided they wanted to stay” series. I hope you like these enough to become a paid…
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"...snarled traffic and MAGA tears...."
It’s been hard to keep up. I keep getting confused which trial Trump is currently attending and have to keep googling. Ah the perils of 91 felonies…… So…
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The Songs - Nights on Broadway
This is another entry in my ongoing “songs that visited me and decided they wanted to stay” series. I hope you like these enough to become a paid…
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The Public Library
I’ve re-discovered the library. It’s still a remarkable concept, the public library. One of the few institutions not yet soiled by greedheads. It’s a…
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We should never do this eclipse thing again...
9:11am I’ll try to write this in real time. It’s solar eclipse day. I don’t really know how to act. I work from home, from my basement office, so I’ll…
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The Songs - Purple Rain
This is another entry in my ongoing “songs that visited me and decided they wanted to stay” series. I hope you like these enough to become a paid…
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Remo Gaggi and Ohtani
Free column today. But they ain’t all free. Hey, I don’t ask for much, so come join us. Please? Sunday I had a pint of Guinness at a bar. It cost me $7…
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March 2024

The Songs - A Sort of Homecoming
This is another entry in my ongoing “songs that visited me and decided they wanted to stay” series. I hope you like these enough to become a paid…
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"Here’s what you need to know..."
Here’s a recent CNN headline… Elon Musk says he uses prescription ketamine. Here’s what you need to know Where do I begin with this sort of inane…
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"The system is a trip wire...."
I’ve been thrown under the bus by various not-all-that-serious maladies over the last few weeks. A trip to an Urgent Care will help you see the US…
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Waldo's
I write these things twice a week. I’d love for you to become a paid subscriber. I only ask $5 a month. Cost of a beer….but it really helps on this end…
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"I wouldn’t blame you if you needed to take notes on all this. It’s a lot to ponder...."
I despise Presidential elections. Nothing brings out the stupids quite like a presidential election. Stupid people become energized by their own…
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