Everybody knows that the boat is leaking.Everybody knows that the captain lied.Everybody got this broken feeling Like their father or their dog just died.Everybody talking to their pockets.Everybody wants a box of chocolates And a long stem rose.Everybody knows. The overlords of the number one local monetary vacuum cleaner, aka Renown Health, are in a tizzy. They fired their … [Read more...]
Oil Ain’t All That’s Rigged
Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That’s how it goes. Everybody knows.Leonard Cohen & Sharon Robinson Would you rather read about sex, oil or oil and sex? If you chose number three, … [Read more...]
Eve of Destruction
“God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time!” — from a traditional spiritual Last week, Czar Vladimir the Last raised the specter of nuclear weapons in his personal war against Ukraine. Somewhere in North Korea, Kim Jong Un is jumping up and down screaming “he’s stealing my act!” Several days earlier, NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd raised … [Read more...]
David Toll: Completely Nevadian
What would you do if you only had five days to live? My old friend David Toll used a few precious minutes of his waning days to send $25 to the support of Sparks bus driver Michael Lansborough who is recovering from heart surgery. (See below.) Five days before his mortality chimed, David took time to help. Such was my dear friend David. He went out in style. His … [Read more...]
Fresh glances at last, best chances
We are at point unique in history where the old must learn from the young because the young are closest to the futureDr. Margaret Mead I saw that statement from the great anthropo-sociologist more than 50 years ago and never forgot it. (Alas, apparently both Google and Yahoo have.) So when do you get smart enough to know you’re stupid? How about yesterday, last week, last … [Read more...]
Rise of the Homotextuals
We’re surrounded. Soulless, godless homotextuals are popping up everywhere trying to turn our kids into mindless preverts addicted to bloodand-guts video games featuring computer-generated (gasp!) scantily clad lezzie-amazon cartoon warrior women. Oh, the humanity. Whatever happened to traditional family values? They got packaged by political marketing consultants, that’s … [Read more...]
Treasure the age of the republic’s wane
Florida Republicans advance draconian bills banning abortion, discussions of sexuality and white racial ‘discomfort’ aim to establish Florida as capital of TrumpistanThe Guardian of London, UK, 1-31-2022 Doomsaying is epidemic as fascism rises worldwide. US Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Caligula, was recently asked what he intends to do when he regains the senate majority next … [Read more...]
Rittenhouse in Reno & rationality in Sparks?
I first saw an online post about Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooter Kyle Rittenhouse having moved to these parts. Ho hum, another Internet rumor. Last week came a tip from a reader saying someone identifying himself as Rittenhouse has been shopping big ticket items around town. The teen who shot two men dead during riotous mayhem was acquitted of murder charges. Unlike the three … [Read more...]