Category Archives: Journal Entry
Insurrection, Impeachment, Inaguration
These are the Wednesdays of January. There is no other way to see this but as an historic moment in America. The first Wednesday showed the true colors of the Trump Presidency. And a person would have to of been … Continue reading
Excusing The People Involved
I have seen that in the last few days there have been a couple of guys who were clearly photographed during the Capitol riots who have turned themselves in to local law enforcement. I have got to say, fair dues … Continue reading
Why I Am Pissed Off
In November 2016, the United States elected what I saw as the absolute worst candidate for Presidential office in my lifetime. He was a man who mocked the handicapped, lied about immigrants, lied about “caravans” coming to America to take … Continue reading
A Coup in America
Yesterday we witnessed something that has not been done in America before. Don’t let anyone belittle it by telling you it has happened before when a State House was taken by racists more than an hundred years ago. They did … Continue reading
2021–New Year, New Things
It is just a time marker, I know, and nothing more dramatic than that, but I am well in the habit of using it for the sake of making progress and moving forward, and sometimes just putting things behind me. … Continue reading
Farewell to 2020
I always suspected that 2020 would be ironic and the cause for clear vision. It came in, and almost straight away there was a hint of change on the horizon. It was when the NBA cancelled in March that I … Continue reading
This Is Only A Test
Today I am just running a test post from a different computer. This is going to be nice, isn’t it? But truthfully, this is also the end of 2020. I am not going to miss this one, I am sure! … Continue reading
Teaching an Eight Year old “Theory”
Today I have been working with our youngest on understanding a pretty important concept, the differenc ebetween a scientific theory, and the use of the word by a casual observer. It was not easy, but we used how driving theory … Continue reading
Listening To Walt
I am listening to Walt Whitman at the moment. I think he seems to lack a certain something, and I am trying to figure it out. His poetry is vain and seems a bit hippie, something to do with his … Continue reading
Getting Up There
This week we got our new washer and dryer delivered, and wow! You know, in the many years Missus and I have been married, this is the best we have ever done for our laundry. We bought a new washer … Continue reading