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Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Can't we just leave this woman alone?

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The Lindsay Clancy trial is over. For now, anyway.  It ended last Friday with a hung jury, a mistrial declared. The story is that there were...
Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Thank you, Ms. Steinem.

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I was saddened to learn that Gloria Steinem has died, but at 92, she'd had a good run. And a brilliantly accomplished run at that.  I ca...
Thursday, September 03, 2026

The Fugitive

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I didn't watch a ton of TV when I was in high school - too busy trying to translate Latin without using a trot (cheat sheet), too busy m...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

O brave new world!

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I've been buoyed by reading that Gen Zers - although they don't seem to have any problems letting ChatGPT read the books they're...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Why not just exile them to Australia?

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One of the best tourista things to do in Dublin is to pay a visit to Kilmainham Gaol. Although many people know of Kilmainham for the role i...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Miller Time

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There have been an awful lot of Millers in the news of late. First and most dreadful is, of course, the odious Stephen Miller, the malign Wh...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Where were you? (I will always love Dolly.)

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Where were you when you learned that Dolly Parton had died? I was at my dentist's office, making my six-month-out cleaning appointment. ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

A Not So Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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In early May of last year, I was watching the news when a familiar-looking neighborhood appeared. The story - which was about local resident...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Red Scare

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I don't know why anything should come as a surprise, but the R's trying to brand us D's as commies does somewhat take me aback. ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The Gambler

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From the long list of possible vices, gambling was never going to be my vice of choice.  Oh, I'm still capable of yelling 'wanna bet...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Take a nice big gulp, Zuck.

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The other day, I was at my volunteer job - basically, hanging out in the expressive therapy room in a large day shelter - and we started kic...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Diamonds (and rubies and emeralds) are a president's best friend?

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You don't need me to tell you that the Grifter-in-Chief has vastly increased his wealth during Round Two of an administration that will ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

And now, on the election fraud front...

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Anne Manning Martin and Michael Walsh were both hoping to appear on the ballot in the upcoming Massachusetts primary, Martin as a candidate ...