Tuesdays with Pogie
The following is a joke I made up, hardly meant to rouse a guffaw, but deleted twice now by Pogie, who took offense: A Democrat and a right-winger walk into a bar. “Oh wait,” said the Democrat, “I’m...
View Article♪♪ I get a peaceful, sleazy feeling ♪♪
I am going to catch hell for using Conner’s banner here and will have to take it down, so enjoy it while it is there. He’ll get all puffy and accuse me of stealing it and write about my conscience...
View ArticleHuh?
Ahem, people: Plagiarism is a sign of a weak intellect and a lack of personal integrity. These are the qualifications for high office in the Democratic Party, I realize, but please, Democrats, don’t...
View ArticleThe dead progressives society
We watched the movie Dead Poets Society last night. It has been many years since I first saw it, and I see so much more than before. The movie, from 1989, was panned by serious critics as a schmaltzy...
View ArticleThe search for truth should not be limited to trusted sources
Pete Talbot offered insight into the workings of the mind of a Democrat over at 4&20. I had offered that his careful checking of sources prior to reading anything was a form of voluntary...
View ArticleThat not-so-fresh feeling
I see you added a new phrase to your vocabulary, “surface phenomena,” which is everything that doesn’t fit into your world of corruption, cover-ups and conspiracies. You’re mastering those George Will...
View ArticleAn apology
I woke up early this morning with a guilty conscience, having left two nasty comments at 4&20, one for Stevens, one for j-girl. I am not apologizing, however, bad as I feel, because I thought at...
View ArticleThe wisdom of my grandma
We’re traveling today, Sunday, from Florence to Pisa to Cinque Terre. There is a regional railway strike from nine to five today, which has messed us up pretty good. It makes me wonder too, have unions...
View ArticleHe said that?
“Any politician from either side of the aisle who says one thing and then votes the other way needs to be held accountable.” The above quote, from Democrat Pete Talbot, who has never been known to hold...
View ArticleIdentifying the source of “toxicity.
A couple of comment from an exchange where in Don Pogreba is going all James Conner on us and isolating himself off from criticism are apropos here: Pogie: “I’d love to have debates on issues. I still...
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