[NOTE: I’m a latecomer to Leonard Cohen fandom. His early songs seemed gloomy, slight and self-indulgent, his young voice nasal and whiny. I much preferred Bob Dylan then. But when a good friend gave me his album “Democracy” thirty or so years later the title song and several others bowled me over: his voice had … Continue reading When In Doubt: More Leonard Cohen
“Religious Liberty” for THEM, But Not forThe Rest of Us . . . Then They Won’t Even Need to Bother With Voters Anymore . . . Hey, Lincoln Will Be Re-Elected Anyway — What Could Go Wrong?? “Besides, Lady, my friend Ginni says you’ll be outta there soon — once you see the true light … Continue reading Images for the First Monday of October: Are Your Rights Safe? (Hint: Not At The Supreme Court)
In The Yard: Only the toughest Zinnias survive the Morning Glories . . . There are still a scattering of roses among the yellow-green Japonica . . . And feeling adventurous, we went to a rare lunch out . . . At the favorite Hispanic/Salvadoran place, where prices are up, alas, but comfort food is … Continue reading In The Yard . . . And Beyond (A Little Way)
While a restless teenager the somnolent late 1950s, I discovered MAD by accident, and it became a rare but longed-for survival tool. In and after the Sixties, it wasn’t so cool, but still. And today it yet survives, in a now-and-then form, and has reached a landmark that maybe you have to be of a … Continue reading OMG!! MAD Magazine is Seventy!
In a recent speech at Independence Hall, President Biden called on Americans to stand against an assault on democracy — the ongoing assault waged by insurrectionists and would-be patriots, by election deniers and other extremists. “We are not powerless in the face of these threats,” he insisted. “We are not bystanders.” Yet that role — … Continue reading Monday, Monday — Can’t Trust That Day! The Supreme Court Will Be Back