PinnedPublished inThe Daily Cuppa3 Possums in a CoatI have a new favourite song.Apr 11, 2024A response icon6Apr 11, 2024A response icon6
PinnedRepublicans aren’t PoliticiansRepublican’s aren’t politicians. They’re the employees of the fossil fuel industry. The Republican party itself is best understood as the…Dec 29, 2022A response icon1Dec 29, 2022A response icon1
PinnedUnderrated Gems: Desperately Seeking SusanThis movie is so damned good it’s almost as good as it’s novelization. Susan Dworkin is a terrific writer and I enjoyed the novelization so…Oct 31, 2021A response icon2Oct 31, 2021A response icon2
Learning Spanish isn’t Easy (a poem by an adult Spanish learner)I’m fifty and I’m devoting myself to learning Spanish. And it’s fun. But also extremely frustrating. I want to be fluent yesterday. So I…May 31May 31
Published inThe Daily CuppaHoping in SpanishThere is a wonderful Buddy Holly Song “Crying, Waiting, Hoping.” But in Spanish it might translate as “Crying, Waiting, Waiting” because I…Mar 23A response icon3Mar 23A response icon3
How Covid Changed the U.S.I just listened to a podcast on The Bulwark about how Covid changed us. And as always when I listen to the Bulwark it amazes me how they…Mar 16Mar 16
Our half-assed dictatorshipWelcome to the U.S. of A where we used to be a democracy until about 3 weeks ago.Feb 10Feb 10
A Land Without Law(Verse 1) Some people can quote the bible chapter and verse I’m not that religious for better or worseFeb 8Feb 8
NBA bails out the Lakers…againDavid Stern, the former head of the NBA, once said the ideal NBA playoff was “Lakers vs Lakers.”Feb 3Feb 3
