This morning I've been thinking about my Dad. I don't know why especially today. When I think of my Mom, my Dad was so much the opposite. She was quiet and shy, he was gregarious. She was perfectly happy sitting at home and reading books like her (and our family's) beloved Louis L'Amour. He … Continue reading Learning To Ride
"I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries." Frank Capra True Horror If Frank Capra and John Hughes got together to write a horror film, they'd not do zombies. That is for children. They'd not do slasher or be silent or have a Chucky … Continue reading True Horror
"Out, damned spot. Out, I say!" Lady Macbeth Cruelty: An Overview The American Indian in the times of the Old West would best his foe, cut off his genitals and stuff them in the mouth. Historians tell us that the American Indian didn't want to face his foe in the Afterlife. I cry baloney. It … Continue reading Cruelty: An Overview
"My family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party." Betsy DeVos Education, Always Education A lot of our Democratic politicians are running on an education ticket. Whether it is wiping out student loan debt or making college free; the ideas are being tossed around with little thought to the … Continue reading Education, Always Education
"Charles Manson ate apples. That doesn't mean I'm not going to." Marianne Williamson Online Qualifiers Writers are always trying to fix language. Putting fingers to keys often enough, one sees where things fall short. Those crazy writers will write big bunches of pages on how to fix it. Remember "wymin" for "women"? They try, they … Continue reading Online Qualifiers
The Weekly PB & J – The Profound Bartender and Journalism Hey Mikey, what’s goin’ on around the world this week? Hey bud, well, I can tell you what’s going on at Dave and Mike’s today. We got The Poetry Society Groupies’ monthly meeting in Roger’s Meeting Room going on down the hall. Fun-loving bunch … Continue reading Hey Profound Bartender – Your Weekly PB&J
"Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted." Joseph McCarthy McCarthy and Suppression To learn what happened in the McCarthy Era is to see what is happening to us today. For the moment, we'll ignore that Orwell wrote a darn blueprint or a "how to" suppress your people; that topic gets way … Continue reading McCarthy and Suppression
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness." James Thurber Dave, The Hero With respect to James Thurber and his wonderful character, Walter Mitty, I too have flights of fancy where I use my imagination to be a hero. I am never a fighter pilot or pirate like … Continue reading Dave, The Hero
The News From Washington – Our Barista’s Vistas The Weekly PB & J – The Profound Bartender and Journalism Hey Mikey, what’s goin’ on in Washington these days? Fella, you don’t even want to know. It’s just getting’ mean, y’know? The other day one senator said to another senator, “Hey, vote your conscience on this … Continue reading Hey Profound Bartender – The Weekly PB&J
C’mon Folks by Michael Kroth It’s coming like a rumble C’mon folks, a lightning crack And then a rumble, A rumbling, rumble that won’t Subside. It’s coming like electric shock C’mon folks, a sticker shock And then a shock, Another shock, the shocking shock Abides. It’s coming like a punch C’mon … Continue reading C’mon Folks
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