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Read My Lips
For several minutes, Senator Bob Dole, wheelchair bound, sat in silence before the body of President Bush. His jaws clenched repeatedly; he might have been chewing gum. He watched unblinking, thinking, no doubt, of his old friend, of war. And … Continue reading
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Cookin’
I stopped by Farmer Orville and Quilt Queen’s house this afternoon. The kitchen was full of great-grandkids, babies mostly. The ones that could walk were scarfing M&M’s. Orville held Jude, who suddenly turned red-faced and exploded out the rear, … Continue reading
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The Little Girls of Birmingham
“The Little Girls of Birmingham” The little girls of Birmingham sing, in their grandpas’ arms forever: “Will there be a time, no struggles then,” and the angel grandpas sing: “Never, never Never, never, No struggles never. Never.” The … Continue reading
“The Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi by the Coward Prince bin Salman”
Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a former Saudi royal insider become dissident, has been tortured, murdered and mutilated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a Virginia resident. President Trump made it clear that Khashoggi’s death would not … Continue reading
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Tagged "Fear, Bob Woodward, Chile, Crown Prince bin Salman, Henry Kissinger, Jamal Khashoggi, journalism, journalists, Nixon, Pinochet, President Trump
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Rude Hogs
Remember the W.C. Fields film “If I had a Million?” Our hero inherits money, buys an endless string of cars and drivers, and takes off on the highway, deliberately crashing into cars he perceives to be a public menace. After … Continue reading
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Tagged conceal carry, guns, Kingdom of Hell, Schnucks, St. Louis, W.C. Fields, Walmart
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We Are Schizophrenic
I walk with Ruby Puppy in the overgrown blackberry rows butterflies and burst milkweed pods hanging over our heads Peck’s skipper butterflies, a bellwether species, small, yellow-brown, perch on tall grass stems I pick berries and Ruby Puppy eats berries … Continue reading
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
A ruby-throated female spent a long time at my feeder this morning. Normally, hummingbirds act territorially, but the lady was calmly sharing with what looked to be a bumblebee, a small black flyer at the tube next to her. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, cicadas, egrets, hummingbirds, Nature, peaches, tomatoes, woemn
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Stanley: An Appreciation
I watched Laurel and Hardy last night in “Sons of the Desert.” It’s one of the great comedies ever filmed, with a skewed look on marriage (Stan’s wife is out duck hunting). Stan and Ollie join a lodge, Sons of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Oliver Hardy, Samuel Beckett, Sons of the Desert, Stan Laurel
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“Pick Hits” by Blue
It was the 70s, man. My good friend and fellow musician Dennis Gordon told me that there was an opening at the “underground” newspaper, The Chicago Express, for which he served as a copy editor. The job was a column, … Continue reading
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Tagged communism, fourth of July, Mary Lou Henner, nudity, Patty Hearst
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