Remember the Axis of Evil name? That was the sobriquet given to Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Korea by President George W. Bush back in 2002. Those were the three ne’er-do-well nations he felt at the time were guiltiest of allowing terrorists to fester and of providing them with safe havens, financial support, and destructive materials. [...]
While there’s no doubt whatsoever that the Covid calamity has wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and continues to be an alarming issue, there is another side to the pandemic producer. Many of us are still wearing our masks when we venture out to the grocery or retail establishments or wherever a [...]
You may have missed this: President Biden was in Atlanta this week giving a speech. It was billed as a major policy push for voting rights legislation now in Congress. Unfortunately for him, while there’s no doubt voting rights are extremely important, he arrived about 16 hours after the Georgia Bulldogs won the National College [...]
As a brand-new year dawns, thoughts of positivity are usually commonplace. That’s probably especially true after the last two revolutions around the Sun we’ve all been through. Who knew an unseen bug could cause so much havoc? A tyrannical dictator seeking world domination, yes. But a tiny little microbe? Sure, it’s happened before in history. [...]
As the new year dawns, many gather with family and friends to enjoy funny glasses, pointy hats, loud and obnoxious party favors, and perhaps a glass of a bubbly as they welcome in a fresh set of 365 days. Simultaneously, football teams in big bowl games get fired up. A million people or so usually [...]
’Twas the time around Christmas in Two-oh-two-one, A big year of trials was just about done. From vaccines and riots to new folks in charge, Every new month brought on changes quite large. A threatening rampage on Capitol Hill Accomplished a whole lot of pretty much nil. Then Fourteen days later ol’ Joe took [...]
One of my first cousins and her husband are long-haul truck drivers. Lisa and Greg crisscross the nation together through rain, hail, sleet, snow, sunshine slowdown – the whole weather gamut. Their trailer is filled with a wide variety of goods, and their cab has all the comforts of home. Which is good. Because it [...]
Just as most of us did at some point during the past year and a half, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden talked via Zoom this week. Anybody know if they were both wearing sweatpants like everybody else? And did they have something embarrassing on the wall behind them that they forgot could be seen by [...]
Are you one of those people who absolutely can’t wait for the turkey sandwiches to all be finished so you can concentrate totally on what comes next on the holiday calendar? Do you relish the thought of stringing lights on a tree or on the eaves of a house? Does the idea of making a [...]
Did anybody else have to take out a second mortgage to pay for Thanksgiving dinner this year? Just the cost of the main course alone was enough to give you sticker shock (and heart palpitations). I knew things were bad when I was walking down the baking aisle of my local grocery earlier this week [...]