Recent Comments

1. about 3 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   I accidentally edited out part of my comment. Mea culpa for not being specific about the type of person who repented their vote for Trump. I was not referring to the MAGAT minions, the fanatical fascist followers, and the Muskovites. I (perhaps naïvely) believe that there was a segment of the populace that never realized the Pandora’s Box they were opening by voting Retrumplican.

   I live in South America and from conversations I’ve had recently, those supporters of Trumpism are involved with extreme right-wing politics in their own country, extremely conservative Catholics, Evangelicals, or Mormons, and/or terrified of leftists regimes – ie. Venezuela and Cuba.

2. about 4 hours ago on Ballard Street

   Yeah, he was a bit blind to her flaws.

3. about 8 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   When the good people of the United States come out from under the anesthetic and recover from the shock of what they have wrought, they will take to the streets in protest and rebel against the Musk/Trump atrocities. Even those who voted for him will realize the horror that has been loosed.

   When this happens, and trust me it will, the question becomes which side will we find the military and the police on? While Trump can count on much of the local police forces to be on his side, he is terrified of a coup d’état. That is why he’s desperately trying to immediately purge the military and promote his perceived loyalists. The police forces are already ideologically compromised but how much of the military is alt-right remains to be seen.

   Comes the revolt against Donald the Dictator and Musk the Manipulator, which side will the Armed Forces be on? Will Trump ask Putin for Russian troops if our’s go against him?

4. about 9 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   That is something that most Americans have refused to admit – especially his blind followers – but as the past few weeks have demonstrated, it is the irrevocable truth!

   Why Russia and China both manage to maintain dominance is that they are master intelligence/counter-intelligence strategists. They know how to play the long game – unlike their American and European counterparts who demand instant results, and victories they can broadcast on the 11 o’clock news.

5. about 9 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Gawd don’t I wish that was true! Color me pessimistic.

6. about 9 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Every time I unzip…

7. about 9 hours ago on That is Priceless

   It’s from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate, one of my favorite old Broadway shows….

   “There’s an oilman known as Tex

   Who is keen to give me checks

   And his checks, I fear, mean that sex

   Is here to stay!

   But I’m always true to you, darlin’, in my fashion

   Yes, I’m always true to you, darlin’, in my way”

8. about 11 hours ago on Andy Capp

   In my house, that’s still the case. First Maite is the household engineer.

   I sit back, shut my mouth, and let her get on with it. I’m there only to lend a hand or strong arm when asked. Saves a lot of arguments.

   To paraphrase Red Greene, I’d rather have her find me handsome than handy!

9. about 11 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   Parents need to recharge the batteries, too! My brother and I never minded if Dad & Mom took a few days’ holiday without us. Like you, we usually stayed at Grandma’s house and could easily walk back and forth to school from there. Grandpa was strict but Grandma was really nice and a great cook, so we liked staying there.

10. about 11 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

    Work was a vacation from my kids!

    Like my own parents, I believed that not only should some vacations be taken with the kids, but there also should be some quality time for Mom & Dad to spend alone – without them!