The Great Pretender
Cheers to Buck Ram and The Platters. Oh-oh, yes. Continue reading The Great Pretender
Month: September 2022
Tattoo Newt
“Welcome to my life tattoo. We’ve a long time together me and you.” Continue reading Tattoo Newt
Communicating Hurricane Risk In The Fake News Era
Hurricanes are dangerous. Listen to the experts. Continue reading Communicating Hurricane Risk In The Fake News Era
Friday Catblogging: Cooling Off
Meow from Claire. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Cooling Off
It Can’t Happen Here
More thoughts on civil war in the digital age. Continue reading It Can’t Happen Here
Of Mussolini Souvenirs & The Italian Election
Governments come and go but Italy is forever. The spirit of Nately’s old man is eternal. Continue reading Of Mussolini Souvenirs & The Italian Election
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Storm Centre
Tagline: She brought madness and desire to a tropical outpost. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Storm Centre
Jab Talking: Booster Boosting Edition
Of COVID boosters, hurricanes, and Homan. Continue reading Jab Talking: Booster Boosting Edition
Let’s Talk About Civil War
I know no one wants to, but it’s happening, and if the non-extremists in this country don’t start paying attention, it’ll be too late. Continue reading Let’s Talk About Civil War
Album Cover Art Wednesday: Stormwatch
“We’ll wait in stone circles
Til the force comes through.
Lines joint in faint discord
and the stormwatch brews.” Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Stormwatch
Malaka Of The Week: Roger Waters
Roger knows best? Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Roger Waters
Polls: What They Are (And What They Are Not)
How polls are misread, and a better way to read them (hint: ignore a lot of reporting on polls). Continue reading Polls: What They Are (And What They Are Not)
Irksome Things: Monday Morning Edition
Of neo-Fascists, futurists, Dr. Oz, hurricane freak outs, the Gret Stet’s Angola gambit, and deep thoughts. Continue reading Irksome Things: Monday Morning Edition
Story Time: Two Tales From 2007
Of the Canal Street Madam, Russian tourists, and the Lizard Man. Continue reading Story Time: Two Tales From 2007
The Sunday Dozen: Songs Of Mortality
Songs of mourning and life. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Songs Of Mortality
Saturday Odds & Sods: Scattered
‘To the fields we are scattered
Then from the dust we are born
We survive somewhat battered
To a new life, a new dawn
In the end what will it matter
There’ll only be my ashes to scatter” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Scattered
Yesterdays
Cheers to Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach. Continue reading Yesterdays
Truly Great Countries Face Up To Hard Truths
The timing of the documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein on America’s complicated part of the Holocaust story could not be better. Continue reading Truly Great Countries Face Up To Hard Truths
Friday Catblogging: Tangerine Dream
Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Tangerine Dream
Hoist With His Own Petard
Let’s hear it for the underdogs. Continue reading Hoist With His Own Petard
Malaka Of The Week: Jeff Landry
Dangerous and Dumb: The Jeff Landry Story. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Jeff Landry
Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Reefs Of Space
Turning Of The Tide
You can’t hide from the turning of the tide. Continue reading Turning Of The Tide
Ryne Hancock: Holy Shit, It’s Been Seven Years?
Ryne’s life and times in New Orleans. Continue reading Ryne Hancock: Holy Shit, It’s Been Seven Years?
Album Cover Art Wednesday: Waiter, Make Mine Blues
Anita O’Day sings the blues. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Waiter, Make Mine Blues
Dig My Mood
Remember the first rule of holes: when you’re in one, stop digging. Continue reading Dig My Mood
The Cruelty Is Always The Point
As it turns out, DeSantis does have something that makes him unique: his unbounded cruelty. Continue reading The Cruelty Is Always The Point
MAGA’s Toxic Stew Of Cult And Fascism
An extremely creepy end to Trump’s rally last Saturday night demonstrates that QAnon and Trumpism have fully merged. Continue reading MAGA’s Toxic Stew Of Cult And Fascism
Michael Homan Has Left The Building
The story of a weird friendship. Michael Homan R.I.P. Continue reading Michael Homan Has Left The Building
The Sunday Dozen: Billie Holiday
A tribute to Lady Day. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Billie Holiday