PinnedInThe Daily CuppabyDoug X·Apr 11, 20243 Possums in a CoatI have a new favourite song.A response icon6A response icon6
PinnedDoug X·Dec 29, 2022Republicans 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…A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedDoug X·Oct 31, 2021Underrated 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…A response icon2A response icon2
Doug X·May 31, 2025Learning 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…
InThe Daily CuppabyDoug X·Mar 23, 2025Hoping in SpanishThere is a wonderful Buddy Holly Song “Crying, Waiting, Hoping.” But in Spanish it might translate as “Crying, Waiting, Waiting” because I…A response icon2A response icon2
Doug X·Mar 16, 2025How 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…
Doug X·Feb 10, 2025Our half-assed dictatorshipWelcome to the U.S. of A where we used to be a democracy until about 3 weeks ago.
Doug X·Feb 8, 2025A Land Without Law(Verse 1) Some people can quote the bible chapter and verse I’m not that religious for better or worse
Doug X·Feb 3, 2025NBA bails out the Lakers…againDavid Stern, the former head of the NBA, once said the ideal NBA playoff was “Lakers vs Lakers.”
