It was pure luck that paired me with my other half. Some how, and for some reason we were a good throw and catch couple. Over the years I learned just how to throw things to him. He was on the roof and needed a hammer. Up it went. Down in the well pit and needed a new pressure switch. Coming down with out the part falling in the mud. There are couples like that. If there had … [Read more...]
A ‘soiree’ with libertarians and the governor’s office
I want to tell you that I sat in on an intimate soiree with Gov. Joe Lombardo’s Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer for a Q&A on the state of the state. But as a young writer I had an editor once who jumped down my throat for incorrectly using the word “soiree.” “Are you French, Frederick,” she said? No, English, mainly. “Was this event an evening party?” No, it … [Read more...]
Life as a color cartoon
Since the first cave dweller scrawled on a rock, artists have been trying to teach us. We ignore them at our peril and we thus live in the most perilous of times. And so we slog forward as best we can. LAUGH OR CRY DEPT. Cartoonists condense reality better than even bumper sticker…er…meme writers. Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau delivered a typical gut punchline in … [Read more...]
Is this you? Text or Call
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...]