“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.” -- Alice in Wonderland God save us from the rise of the eggheads … [Read more...]
The Discovery of Softened Cream Cheese
It is no secret between me and my friends that there are just some things that I will not try when it comes to eating. I have no trouble saying, “No Way!” when say a deep fried scorpion weaved on a stick is waved under my nose. I have been approached with a hermitically sealed bag of chocolate covered ants that someone shakes in my face telling me they are just soooooooo good. … [Read more...]
2024: Deja vu all over again?
Honestly, I never thought he’d do it. At the age of 80 and showing signs of decline, Joe Biden is actually – no joke – running for re-election. And here’s the kicker: He’s the worst president in recent memory and if he lives long enough, he’ll probably win. As giddy as some are about Donald Trump winning the Republican primary and going on a scorched-earth revenge tour, … [Read more...]
Gov. Lumbago’s Slush Fund
Sen. Skip Daly, D-Sparks, kicked the governor’s ass last week. Greenhorn GOP Gov. Giuseppe Lumbago’s minions came before the State Senate Government Affairs Committee to push for a government “modernization plan,” dubbed “the Nevada Way” -- a slogan apparently copied from UNR President Brian Sandoval’s “Wolf Pack Way.” Either way, there were few cheerleaders. “I’d … [Read more...]
It’s Time To Get Up
There seems to be an unwritten guideline as to the times everyone in a household rises from slumber in the mornings. It’s amazing that the people in families get into the swing of things at different times each regular day. Oh there are days that are not regular. The day the family is going on vacation everyone is front and center. Everyone heading out for some family activity … [Read more...]
The awful truth and then some
THE TRUTH ABOUT FAKE NEWS. Tucker Carlson, a lesion on the body politick, has been excised, at least for awhile. AIN’T NO FAKE NEWS IN THESE PARTS. Awhile back, I congratulated the corporate owners of the Reno Gazette-Journal for appointing veteran journalist Peggy Santoro as only the second WOMAN executive editor the in paper’s history. (The first was Barbara Henry almost … [Read more...]
Baby Steps, Big Footprints, Blue Suede Shoes
Spring is a grand time for day dreaming. The sun has finally come out for more than ten minutes and hopefully you find time to sit and soak up some warmth. In your soaking time there is what can be described as the calm before the storm. Because before we know it the earth wakes up and the race is on to get everything done at once. Farming begins, the yard, summer vacation … [Read more...]
What? The war in Ukraine isn’t going well?
The war in Ukraine is going just fine. Swimmingly, in fact. That’s what President Joe Biden and all the king’s men told us, despite knowing secret intelligence assessments that reported just the opposite. What? The president spins? The military shaves the truth from time to time? That’s a shocking revelation akin to the famous line in Casablanca when Captain Renault takes … [Read more...]