by Gary | Jul 7, 2022 |
THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 2021 Technically it wasn’t really a blizzard as a blizzard has to have continuous high winds and snow. Maybe it was a Blue Norther or just a plain old Snow Storm. But I don’t think that either term really works for what we experienced. The best description I can come up with is what my father-in-law would call a “cold spell” with two major (for us) snow falls, some icing, periodic winds, and several days of really, really cold weather. I’ve been hanging around Honey Grove and Dial Community since the early sixties, and my wife, Sandra’s roots go long and deep. Neither of us can remember any other weather episode quite like this. ...
by Gary | Feb 17, 2017 |
I’ve had this post in mind for years. Well, maybe not years, but certainly for months or days. I was finally motivated to act (or write) by being scooped by none other than that liberal rag, The New York Times. A presumably professional journalist named Richard Thompson Ford published on Feb. 10, 2017, an article entitled “The Ties That Blind.” I know you’ll agree with me that this is a really weak title…and beyond that, his piece was shot through with mistakes. He starts out by saying that Trump cannot tie a necktie properly. Hah! Now I’m certainly not a Trumpy, but I know a well-tied four-in-hand when I see one. And...
by Gary | Feb 14, 2017 |
I can safely predict that you will be more than sick and tired of originalism / textualism / strict constructionism / original intent / original meaning and judicial activism by the time that Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, has been dispatched – or not – as the newest member of the Court for Life. Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to persuade you one way or the other with respect to Mr. Gorsuch. And it may come as some surprise to those of you who have rightly identified me as a left leaning, progressive Democrat of the rascal, yeller dog variety, that I believe the prez should be given quite a wide latitude...
by Gary | Nov 16, 2016 |
Under Construction-to be competed soon Remember the old kitschy spy series, in which the lead character was a normal citizen, spy and double agent…yeah, I thought so. It dealt with the complexities of life that demanded the behavior of a regular joe, a communist spy, and an FBI counter spy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that my life which has devolved to life in the big city and life in the country is fraught with similar complexities. Not by a long stretch. Although, it does have its moments. My plan was to live, more or less in equal parts, in our condo in Dallas county and our farm in Fannin county. Actually, that’s not...
by Gary | Nov 6, 2016 |
I’m sure that the last thing any of you, discerning readers, want is more, any more, about the presidential election, or Hillary or the Trumpster. And yes, I know that I promised that my last posting on him would be my last. But like most politicians, I lied. I cannot help myself. I recently read an interesting piece by a reporter for that reportedly liberal rag, The New York Times, wherein he posed a question to himself. It went something like this, “Will I be able to explain to my kids that I did all that I could to make sure Trump did not become president?” For those like me who are aghast at even the remote possibility of Trump as the...
by Gary | Feb 26, 2016 |
This is what you’ve all been waiting for. A succinct (and plausible) explanation of why a significant slice of our citizens are willing to not only stand in line for a Trump event, but to actually pull the lever, or punch the ticket in a voting booth for The Donald. I will remind you that I’m not a newcomer to the Trump discussion, nor am I in the least an unprejudiced reporter of things Trump. Please see my previous posting Bloviator-in-Chief to validate my credentials in that regard. I woke up from a fitful sleep the other night at the tailend of a nightmare in which President Trump was giving his first State of the Union speech, and had just...
