Sniveling is a bit of an older word I use occasionally. Sniveling is a type of crying but not with all the connotations that come with crying. Crying envelopes too many feelings from sadness to a stop telling jokes crying with laughter. Sniveling on the other had is, according to a peek at a dictionary is said to be “crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.” My … [Read more...]
Gov. Giuseppe Lumbago: Pie in the Sky
“I think I’ve just seen a one-termer so keep your powder dry” -- Paul Laxalt Thus advised the former Nevada governor and then-U.S. Senator to Ronald Reagan after President Jimmy Carter’s first state of the union address in 1977. Monday night’s state of the state speech by newbie Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo showed signs of instant replay. The precedent lies much closer to … [Read more...]
The blissful senility of having ‘no regrets’
Long before iPhones and YouTube, I helped the USofA win the war in Southeast Asia. Stationed in Guam, I was given charge of a room full of highly classified material. If people wanted to see the material, I made sure they had proper clearance and the material was returned, safe and sound. When I left the service, I turned over all the classified documents and had it verified … [Read more...]
The Surprise of Tuna
Most types of home made sandwiches are pretty straight forward. When making a sandwich at home there isn’t too much you can do with say the lowly ham sandwich. There’s the ham of course. The star of the show. Then the bread, mayonnaise and maybe cheese and throw on a leaf of lettuce. The lettuce is usually added only if you want to open that crisper drawer and, in my house … [Read more...]
Coaching in a woke world
Some of my best memories growing up were those surrounding little league baseball. I played for the team sponsored by the local Lions Club. My dad was a coach, so I got an up-close glimpse of what that entailed – stowing the gear, scheduling practices, picking up teammates unable to find a ride to the game. I don’t remember my dad ever talking about diversity, equity and … [Read more...]
RIP Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
“The federal government is basically an insurance company with an army” -- old economics zinger Rep. Mark Amodei has a target on his back. In a good way. The longtime northern Nevada Republican congresscritter is potentially one of five or so GOP lawmakers who can save the republic and perhaps the global economy. Mark and his Carson High classmate Dean Heller were good … [Read more...]
The Snow Knows Me
I am a summer person. I make no bones about it. I am a fan of all fans and sprinklers and new mowed lawn smells. There isn’t one thing about summer that I am not all for. Even the hottest day lives happily within me. Even when I have to wash my windows after a dust storm mixed with a little rain has covered my windows with the muck of summer in June I am still a fan of summer. … [Read more...]
RIP GOP: 2000 prediction coming true
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” -- George Santayana, 1905 In 2000, author Kevin Phillips published a prescient piece I’ve since quoted many times as the Republican Party repeatedly attempted suicide. Herewith, déjà vu all over again from “Dismal democracy under Dubya the Dumber,” the Barbwire of January 21, 2001: Those searching for … [Read more...]