So Many Are So Thankful
There are so many out there that would take a few moments to be thankful this holiday. Where shall I begin? All the tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of Iraqi, Afghan, Libyan and Syrian civilians who were displaced by US carpet bombs and other WMD. Those...
A Farruggio Original: The Two Christmas Trees
Divorce was not easy for him, yet he wanted it and got it, much to the chagrin of his ex. She was happy with how things were going, despite the constant arguments. It was one thing for them to be at each other's throats when they lived alone. Now, with two little sons...
(Un) Comfortably Numb
Kudos to Pink Floyd and their 1979 classic ' Comfortably Numb' for inspiring me to write this critique. With the news that it looks like the Democrats will continue to control the Senate ( while most likely losing the House) shouts of joy rang throughout ' Blue...
Spectators
Well, if you have any sense of the climate of this American culture, you will realize just how far down the rabbit hole we have fallen. As a baby boomer I can look around me and gauge just how ' Dumbed down' the populace is. I am not such a fool that I do not...
The Good Son
He loved his parents more than one would know. So much so, that when he graduated college he decided to forgo getting his own place and stay at home. There was too much constant bickering between his parents and it frightened him. Deep inside he believed that without...
Isn’t it a Pity?
Sitting by my computer this mundane Sunday AM listening to the late George Harrison's classic song ' Isn't it a Pity?' As a 1960s lefty student all grown up into a Baby Boomer socialist columnist the lyrics of this song ring so true: Isn't it a pity? Now isn't it a...
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