Bulletin: Trump Said Dems Will Rename Pennsylvania—and Even Weirder Things Donald Trump’s ramblings this weekend were truly deranged. Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald Trump’s gaffes are becoming more frequent and more indecipherable by the day. At a National Rifle Association gathering in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Trump made plenty of strange blunders in front of his … Continue reading But Why Stop with Pennsylvania??
There’s more to it than hair; but . . . . In 2003, Wendy Michener, a mid-life architecture student from Raleigh, joined the Board of Quaker House in Fayetteville NC. Soon she was Clerk of the House & Grounds Committee (there were no other volunteers). As Director since early 2002, I had seen from early … Continue reading Happy 20th Anniversary to Me (And Us)
War clouds were gathering as winter arrived in 1990. President George H. W. Bush was mobilizing a huge military strike to roll back Saddam Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait. War fever was being ginned up on every side, ignoring huge protests and objections even from Pope John Paul II. I was working at a large post office … Continue reading Don’t Miss This Classic Radio Christmas Story from Canada!
I’m a longtime fan of message billboards and other roadside rhetoric. Nowadays I don’t get out to see them as much. But this week, the net brought a batch of striking new ones to me, from exotic Nebraska, mystic New Mexico,, And I couldn’t wait to share them. After all, they cover some of my … Continue reading A Blockbuster Billboard Bonanza & Its New Roadside Theology
[NOTE: No wonder D. C. is in such a terrible mess! This is clearly a job for the spotlight-shunning Friendly Homeland Security Emergency Rescue Team. Sound the Silent Alarms!] {UPDATE: The following article is not a spoof; as far as we know.] Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook , your guide to the people and … Continue reading Gray Alert for U. S. Quakers: Help Find The Missing White House Meditation Room!