Trudeau the Master Strikes (Garry, not a Canadian politician)
Garry Trudeau still has it, 50+ years on . . . . His mastery leaves me with nothing more to add but a bow to greatness.
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For My King Chuck Hopes, “The Crown” Is A Royal Pain
There’s not much left on my personal bucket list. That’s especially true when the dreamiest, yet most implausible items (e. g., hitting a homer against baseball’s Evil Empire in Yankee Stadium) are subtracted. But one hope, after so many decades, still dances tantalizingly on my horizon: living to see a king of England named after … Continue reading For My King Chuck Hopes, “The Crown” Is A Royal Pain
Transitional Quaker humor: Some New Queries
One of the advantages of age is finding old jokes one has forgotten about, so they’re new again. Like these Quaker gems that just turned up: The Clerk had just worked through an extended monthly business meeting, where unified decisions were hard to come by. After a long silent pause, she glanced down at the … Continue reading Transitional Quaker humor: Some New Queries
SAYMA Update: After the “Lynching” that Wasn’t
After last Saturday’s SAYMA Representative Meeting, Sharon Smith celebrated in a circular email: How many people do you know, who can say they survived not just one, but two Quaker lynchings? That’s the way I feel today, after that botched attempt yesterday. I am so proud of me . . . lol But this was … Continue reading SAYMA Update: After the “Lynching” that Wasn’t
Religious Freedom, the Supreme Court, & the Catholic Hegemonic Impulse
The Catholic Church is not a democratic institution. Even in my lifetime, it called for and accepted government favor and authority when it could; and such struggles continue in places like Poland. In the USA this call for official preference has been somewhat muted due to our First Amendment and (increasingly beleaguered) heritage of religious … Continue reading Religious Freedom, the Supreme Court, & the Catholic Hegemonic Impulse