Monthly Archives: November 2007

A long time ago, the favored charity of the land was “The March of Dimes,” which was a charitable organization like the American Cancer Society, or the National Arthritis Foundation, or the Muscular Distrophy Association, the Lou Gehrig’s Disease Foundation … Continue reading →

While it’s important to know what you do know, ofttimes it’s important to know what you don’t know (no Rumsfeldian allusion implied or acknowledged). In the same manner, while it’s important to speak out, sometimes it’s important to know that … Continue reading →

Henry Hyde, the Republican congressman from Illinois, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee that impeached President William Jefferson Clinton over the infamous blow job, only to have his own long-term, family-wrecking affair in the Illinois legislature come out and then … Continue reading →

“You must be mistaken. I’m a sheep.” The law only applies to what Republicans WANT it to, not what it actually says, evidently. You might recall this little bit from last month’s “Love and Kisses from the Land of the … Continue reading →

Jimi Hendrix would have been 65 years old today. He would be eligible for Social Security, had he not died in September of 1970.

  Nasruddin’s neighbor came over to his house one day to ask if he could borrow Nasruddin’s donkey. Nasruddin — not wishing to lend his donkey — said, “I would most pleased to loan you my donkey, esteemed neighbor, but, … Continue reading →

You’re about to lose the most precious possession that you own, and you don’t even know it. And, yes, they are truly deserving of contempt: those who’ve quietly done this to you. So, where do we begin? Let’s start with … Continue reading →

  That whole “Black Friday” thing kept bugging me, and then, while reading a biography, it suddenly hit me: “Black Friday” was one of the biggest scandals of the Grant Administration, and set the tone, in many ways, for the … Continue reading →

We live our lives at more than a literal level. There is a metaphorical component that we ignore at our own peril. We are not merely our own lives, but we are our own myths, as well. Belief is a … Continue reading →

Many are familiar with FDR’s “Four Freedoms“* [*Freedom of speech and expression; Freedom of every person to worship in his own way; Freedom from want; Freedom from fear]. This year we have a FIFTH freedom to celebrate. Ain’t we got … Continue reading →

I used to think that history is what it was. Period. But I now realize that I was wrong: History is what it IS, period. What do I mean about that? Well, let’s take Thanksgiving. We were all taught as … Continue reading →