Notes From Serendipity

Charles Sumner was beaten senseless on the Senate floor in 1856 after having given a famous anti-slavery speech, ‘The Crime Against Kansas’.  Preston Brooks admitted he attacked him from behind and beat him with a cane while he was signing congressional documents.  It was two years before Charles Sumner could return to the Senate.  In … Read moreRemember the Alamo . . and, Charles Sumner

Next Wednesday we will have some adult leadership again in the White House.  The majority of people in the United States wanted this.  Thank goodness! However, this election really did lay bare some hard truths. The Republican leadership is by and large a group of spineless, greedy and ambitious people who have very little interest … Read moreSedition is a Dish Better Served Cold

I was worried when I walked into the Harbor Freight in Beaumont.  I had purchased an electric miter saw online and received a 30% discount for making a purchase near Christmas . . . but, there was a broken part, so I had to return it.  I wasn’t sure what the furtive, curly brown-haired clerk … Read moreA Miter Saw at Harbor Freight

The story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin is based on accounts from the town of Hamelin in Germany.  No one knows for sure, but the part about the rats beings drawn out of the town by the Pied Piper doesn’t appear to be true.  However, the part about the children of the town being … Read moreThe Pied Piper Cometh

Isn’t it strange how the analogy with Nero seems more and more prescient, except that Nero was content with watching Rome burn. Trump seems to be taking a little more interest in making it happen. When Trump took office he boasted that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in New York City and get … Read more300,002 Lost While Trump Fiddles

Well, we shouldn’t be surprised.  Elections have consequences . . and this is one of them.  I shudder to think what the next two weeks will bring.  If the Republican frogs weren’t floating in Trump’s boiling water, their brains deadened by the boot-licking, I would expect them to use the 25th ammendment.  Clearly, this is … Read moreThe Frog is Floating

The problem with playing politics with democracy is that you might inadvertently lose your democracy in the game.  There is a reason why the Communist party is not on the ticket in the United States . . it’s intention is to overthrow the very system that permits it to espouse whatever truths it has available … Read moreAdolf Extends Warmest Regards to Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley!

I think we should just get over it.  Trump has the mental capacity of a 13 year old adolescent and lacks the ability to work and play well with others.  Let’s not make excuses for him.  This is not about politics. This is about the future of our country and our democracy.  Republicans should be … Read moreBrown Nosers, Take Heed

The trail was sloped from left to right.  And, it was a steep uphill jaunt.  I was careful as I picked my way up the trail which extended behind the shrubs of the landscaping.  I spotted a Smirnoff bottle, probably a remnant from a foray twenty or more years before.  Then, the trays.  I  picked … Read moreAlas Poor Yorick, I Knew Him Horatio

There seems to be some question about whether or not the Justice Department in the Joe Biden administration should go after Trump for obstruction of justice. He absolutely has to, and here’s why.  Any President who knows that he or she can successfully obstruct justice and break the law with impunity . . and not … Read morePardon Me Boy