A HERETICAL PERVERSION (…of that classic edible) Of all the culinary inventions conceived by humans few have ever matched the satisfaction appeal of the humble…doughnut…except perhaps a piece of prime red meat slowly broiling on the pointed end of a
A FUNDAMENTAL INCOMPATIBILITY… (…between militant radical Islam and pluralist secular societies) There has always been a commonality with all the major religions of this world for exclusiveness, a common factor leading to bigotry, and intolerance against any other faith but
IN POLITICS IT PAYS TO BE AN ARTFUL DODGER (…by making promises that can’t or won’t be kept) As previously noted – Campaign 2016 – is off to an earlier than normal start, particularly among Republicans. Even so, serious discussions
THE GOOD NEWS IS…THE BAD NEWS COULD BE WORSE (…the bad news is…the good news should be better…) Every year the President reports to the Congress on the state of the union. It’s a constitutional mandate which, over time, has
2016…MAY NOT BE YOUR GRANDPA’S CAMPTOWN RACES BUT… (…seems like there’ll be plenty of bob-tailed nags and bays along with a few mares…in it) The 2016 presidential campaign sweepstakes are already firing up. A thundering herd of wannabe candidates are
IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF DO-OVERS…TO GET THINGS RIGHT (…but first…let’s hope they’ll just get rid of all that “suck”) I have to thank comedian and actor Chris Rock for coming up with the perfect expression to send to
AS THE WORLD TURNS…INTO 2015 (…will it be another endless soap-opera melodrama, or just more merry-go-riding on a grand carousel of mindless unreality…) We began these series of commentaries on this site five years ago. Now, here we are, wondering
CLOSING OUT THE YEAR… (…and reaching out into that deep blue yonder to the reachable…yet far) This is the last issue of the year. It’s been a really scrambled one it seems, some of it okay, some of it…not so