Jon Stewart Snakes Clogged Congressional Pipes in Passage of 9/11 Bill. After a Republican filibuster on Dec. 10, the 9/11 responders bill sank to the bottom of the Congressional crapper against a mammoth clog of bullshit left by Republicans who felt that the $7.4 billion price tag was too high. Yet, Republicans had no problem… Continue reading
Date Archives → December 2010
Just A.D.D. and Me and the Circus in My Head.
Image via Wikipedia ADD means different things to different people. To a mathematician, it means counting up. To a contractor, it means increasing square footage. To the tangentially inclined, like me, it means living with a circus in my head, deciding between watching the high wire act, the trapeze artist or heading to the concession… Continue reading
I Live in a Place Called Hope.
Image via Wikipedia A metaphysical place that is . . . as I reflect on the past year without cracking the satirical whip. Right now, in the east, it is bitter cold and snow covers the ground. Folks are losing their jobs and there is a huge gap between rich and poor. Despite my own… Continue reading
1960 Plane Crash Victims Families Exploited by Local Media.
Image by writRHET via Flickr Fallout from a Plane Crash. On December 16, 1960, United Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 collided over Staten Island, New York. The United plane, while attempting an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport, crashed into the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. From the Green-Wood Historical Fund: Ten brownstones near the… Continue reading
Reanimated after Death in the Unemployment Pit.
On the back shelf of my musty brain, I found emergency reserves of optimism to keep my thoughts afloat, not adrift, mind you. Otherwise, I’d be doing the doggy paddle in a sewer somewhere with the rats that stole my ego. I eventually got my ego back, not from the rats. I grew a new… Continue reading
Ideas Stew in a Crockpot not a Crackpot.
Image via Wikipedia Metaphorically Speaking. I write even when I don’t write. Thoughts simmer in my head like a Crockpot stew, as extraneous distractions, potatoes and carrots, pop to the top of the meaty brew. But where’s the beef? Holding its breath at the bottom. While thoughts simmer, the aroma wafts into my brain at… Continue reading
Humor from the Attic: Out, Damned Dust Bunny! Out, I Say!
While I work on my resume, I’m digging up writing that’s been sleeping with the dust bunnies. The following piece was published in ByLine Magazine in June 2005. I hated the title that the editor chose, “In Defense of Freefall.” But my title wasn’t any better, “Caution: Outline Route Plot Pile-up Ahead.” LOL! I just… Continue reading
A Picture is Worth 420 Words.
Repost of an article I wrote last year using a picture prompt. Vaudeville Act, Destined for Dump, Saved by Descendant of Jerry Mahoney. The demise of Vaudeville began soon after the debut of the Feckless Five, as they appeared in their first performance pose in the below archival print. Sid (top left) Lenny (top right)Willie… Continue reading