Reflections of a Scattered Mind
I think we are beginning to get a good sense of who the ‘deep state’ is. After watching every episode of the X Files, I was convinced the deep state was the cigarette smoking man . . and that he was just the tip of a giant iceberg. Then when I saw the Robert Redford … Read moreThe Deep State Speaks
Weatherbeaten. That’s what I would say about his well-worn face. Clothes off-the-rack Goodwill with shoes that might have been beaten with a jack hammer that very morning. Yes, he was unimpressive. Despite this, I noticed him as he walked in front of me in the Stater Brothers grocery store. He looked up at me for … Read moreWeatherbeaten
He said, “Stand up, let me show you something”. I knew I was in trouble. The last time my dad tried to demonstate a boxing move after a couple of beers (or more), he knocked me out with a left jab. I don’t believe I actually lost consciousness . . I was just shocked that … Read moreArchie Moore and The Vice Presidential Debate
I want to assume the best about the Evangelicals, who, in large part, support Donald Trump. I am going to assume that they don’t like: the way he denigrates people, or that he is an unindicted conspirator in the bribery of Stormy Daniels (and soon to be an indicted criminal), or that he cheated on … Read moreBetrayed For 30 Pieces of Silver
About 25 years ago, we had a young hispanic man come to visit us in virtually all-white Mission Viejo. On his way up the hill he was stopped by the police and the police confiscated his car. He was left there 20 miles from home on the side of the road. The next day I … Read moreIt Makes One Wonder
The world seems to be teeming with autocratic bullies and syncophants. Take for example Boris Johnson, another DT wannabe. They have decided that they don’t want to live up to their international agreement with the European Union because they didn’t like the consequences of what they had previously agreed to. Poor dictators. Being put upon … Read moreBullies and Syncophants
Normally, I could put everything aside, political and otherwise, when a person is ill with a potentially life-threatening illness. So, when I heard that Trump tested positive for Covid-19 and went to Walter Reed, I thought I should feel bad . . just the humanity of it. But, I didn’t. I should explain. I don’t … Read moreShed A Tear For a Sociopath?