“Although both the United States and Iran now appear to be backing away from a larger military confrontation, the new intelligence suggests that the loss of life from the downing of the plane was a direct result of those heightened tensions between the countries.” New York Times, January 9, 2020 I been thinking, I know … More What would you do?
I play drums and I play them badly. Yep, there are no ifs, ands or buts about it, I just plain suck. Not all the time, mind you, just some of the time. Despite the fact that it takes all I’ve got just to stay on the beat, there are moments when I don’t stay … More On being a bad drummer
Full disclosure, like it’s needed. I am a Deadhead. Been one since 1971. It all began that fateful (grateful?) evening in COMO when a friend gave me a drink, took me down the basement stairs, strapped headphones on my ears, and turned on the reel to reel. Live Dead. Yep, that’s when it all began … More Musings about Dead & Co
Tis’ now 2020 and the notion of New Year’s resolutions always seems to bare and rear its’ ugly head ’round this time. Yeah, you grammar heads, I know, there’s gonna be lots of apostrophes , abbreviations, and other violations of basic grammar. So be it. So here are my resolutions. These are not yours, go … More New Year’s Resolutions
One of my good buddies recently made the following comment and it has fostered some strongly felt responses. My responses follow his remarks. “So, we’re now at the point where, except for Faux news and the NY Post , every major news outlet has called for Trump’s impeachment. If he truly cared about America he … More On impeachment, the media, ethics, the economy … and stirring shit up
I’ve been a Bill Weld supporter for some time now, having voted for him and Gary Johnson in the 2016 election. Didn’t waste my vote, don’t go there stupid people. OK, so anyone reading this may not realize that Weld is running again, this time in the Republican presidential primary (former South Carolina Governor Mark … More We deserve better …
Yep, racism is alive and well in many places including among those folks who swear they’re not racist. In this recent piece on Fox News the report highlights an affluent “liberal” community that don’t want “those people” moving in. There’s plenty of history, some blatant some less so, in which white folks did their darndest … More Not in my neighborhood
Well, if the goal was to stir the crap up with Iran to the point of putting us on the brink of another frickin’ war, I’d have to say the strategy is working. Thank goodness Trump, Bolton, Pompeo, and whoever else, had the balls to pull us out of the Iran nuclear deal facilitated by … More On that Iran thing …
So, Tucker Carlson remains one of my favorite providers of misinformation on Fox, running a close second to my fave, Laura Ingraham. Anyways, yesterday, Tucker moved the needle closer to Laura with his spot on democrats claiming climate change is causing the immigration problem. I love the guy for fanning the fuels of divisiveness and … More On climate change and the immigration crisis: Bless Tucker Carlson for shedding light
Fascinating perpective, yet not one mention of the larger public benefit of EVs – reduced carbon emissions. Nationally, the market for EVs will expand as Ford and others make major commitments to cleaner electric vehicles while also recognizing the inevitable demise of our fossil fuel/gas addiction. I totally understand that the author feels that EV … More On EV subsidies
icouldbewrong.blog 