It might be that most of the people I interact with are of my generation and the younger ones know me fairly well. When they want to tell me things, they need to write it all out in texts, I don’t do alphabet hieroglyphics. I don’t even do “lol.” I write HAHA. Apparently I also am out of step because I like my emoji line-up. There are some really cute ones out there and as long … [Read more...]
Ride or die with Biden, Trump?
It won’t be long before people set about to stump the state seeking Nevada’s vote for president. They’ll mostly fly into Reno or Las Vegas. Very few will find their way to Ely, Elko or Hawthorne. None will make it to Eureka, I am sorry to report. The big question for Democrats is something I’ve written about before – Can they risk going into the 2024 election with Joe … [Read more...]
Renate Neumann: Once upon a time
The Perseid Meteor Shower arrived last weekend to carry my dear friend Renate Neumann across the universe. She left this form on Saturday, August 12, suffering from complications brought on by Parkinson’s Disease. The great artist’s hands could paint no more and we stand much diminished for it. Renate and her husband Peter were among the first to welcome me to northern … [Read more...]
That Dang Rule Of Threes
If there is a rule of three I suspect it was somehow put into place by some wizard, maybe even Merlin himself. You know, he wanted King Arthur to see his powers so somehow he created three things to happen in a fairly quick manner. Things he could control. A tree fell in on a corner of the castle. A court jester broke an ankle whilst jesting before the king. And his topper? … [Read more...]
Starve now, save the climate later?
Life ain’t fair. We know this from a number of things. Joe Biden, who can’t find his way off stage and habitually mixes up Ukraine with Iran is the leader of the free world. How in a just universe did that happen? Meanwhile, his nemesis Donald Trump has risen to become a free speech revolutionary, when at heart he’s best suited to host a game show. But, the best … [Read more...]
Tin boxes and tin men
“Mr. X, may we ask you a question? It’s amazing, is it not, that the city pays you slightly less than fifty bucks a week, yet you’ve purchased a private yacht?” “X: I am positive your honor must be joking! Any working man can do what I have done. For a month or two I simply gave up smoking, and I put my extra pennies one by one, into… “A little tin box, a little tin … [Read more...]
Is This You? A World’s Fair Has No Comparison to Intimate County Fairs
The answer is yes. There are still world’s fairs. The next one, oh wait. By the way they are no longer called world’s fairs. They are World Expos. The next World Expo will take place in Osaka, Kansai, Japan between April 13th and October 13, 2025. Not sure about you, but. Yes a world wide “but.” I will not be attending the World Expo in Japan. I can’t imagine all the things … [Read more...]
The apogee of the apocalypse
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, 1934-2016 This here news junkie has become so sick of the 24/7 Donald Xi Putin … [Read more...]