Fandango’s Provocative Question #214 So what about those Oscars, eh? They have become increasingly irrelevant to many of us, especially since many of us haven’t seen any of the movies up for awards — and the ones we saw and liked… Read More ›
Bureacracy
IT’S THE SAME OLD SAD STORY
Am I talking politics? Climate change? Taxes? Nope. I’m talking about the worst personal nightmare of all: THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRY! Since Trump changed the law about “real” identification papers, what used to be a one minute online process has… Read More ›
THE RMV MIRACLE
Today a miracle occurred. I got my driver’s license. The official REAL one with the star that means I can (gasp) fly on an airplane! That I somehow managed to score a license feels miraclulous, especially because I am STILL… Read More ›
NOW THAT I’VE PROVED I’M ME, WHO DID I USED TO BE?
I did it. I got my “real” official U.S. legal driver’s license that’s an official ID. Today, I proved I’m me. It was a close call. Getting a car loan or a mortgage was far, far easier. In the process,… Read More ›
THINKING BEST IS BEST THINKING
Fandango’s Provocative Question #158 An interesting question. Because I often do my best thinking on the fly, but my best planning overnight. When and where do you do your best thinking? Why is that? I do my most intelligent thinking while… Read More ›
THIS IS WHAT THE FIGHT OVER VOTER RIGHTS IS REALLY ABOUT
Don’t think this doesn’t apply to you. If it hasn’t yet, it will because these are the new Federal laws for legal ID. If you think life is crazy, it’s getting crazier. As if we didn’t have enough madness in… Read More ›
OKIE-DOKIE. WE ARE HUNKY-DORY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #145 If you’re American, do you concur with my assessment that our country is rapidly going to hell in a handbasket? Or do you believe that everything is hunky-dory and America’s light is shining as brightly as ever?… Read More ›
THE FEARSOME FACE OF FEAR – FPQ #102
Fandango’s Provocative Question #102: The Fearsome Face of Fear Considering how frightful the past four years have been and in particular, the soon-to-pass-year 2020, you’d think we’d have given up being afraid by now. Instead, many of us have grown… Read More ›
CAPITALISM AROUND THE WORLD
In a world that has gotten rather grim, this made me laugh. I’ve seen it before. It made me laugh a couple of years ago, so maybe it’ll make you laugh now. NOTE: CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE FONT: If… Read More ›
THE INCREASING STUPIDITY OF THEIR ARGUMENTS TELLS ME ALL I NEED TO KNOW – THE SHINBONE STAR
WRITTEN BY LARRYBNDC – OCTOBER 14, 2019 One thing I learned back in my college days* was if your enemies are walking into an L-shaped ambush, let them walk all the way into the kill zone before firing. They then have… Read More ›
MODERN CAPITALISM AND CORPORATE CORRUPTION IN ONE MEME – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t usually publish stuff I find on Facebook, but there’s an exception to every rule. This made me laugh and I really need a laugh. It didn’t get to me until I got to Canadian Capitalism. Then, I lost… Read More ›
BECOMING A POLITICAL PESSIMIST – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I used to look forward to reading the news. I know it sounds crazy, but every day I looked forward to reading about another advance in the Mueller investigation. It seemed to be moving inexorably toward its ultimate goal –… Read More ›
THE REVOLUTION RESTARTS AT THE REGISTRY
RESTART – WHEN YOUR LICENSE EXPIRES Some years back, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided they could save a few bucks if they stopped reminding people to renew their drivers licenses. We are all supposed to remember what year our license expires…. Read More ›
PIE IN THE SKY
Not long ago, I read a post detailing how America fares when stacked against other countries. We aren’t the richest or the most productive country . We have relatively high unemployment. Purchasing power per capita is unimpressive. We get salaries that sound good,… Read More ›
THE MYTH OF CLEAN GOVERNMENT
“If only we could get a clean candidate, we could have a government without corruption.” Please, show me an example of an un-corrupt government. Anywhere, anytime in the history of the world. From the first known government (Egypt? China?) to today. Any form… Read More ›
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN URBAN SCHOOL – JAMAICA HIGH SCHOOL
Why was Jamaica High School closed down? 1981.CREDITILLUSTRATION BY OLIVER MUNDAY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY VIC DELUCIA / THE NEW YORK TIMES / REDUX; JACKSON KRULE (TOP-LEFT) The Jamaica High School building last year and, at right, in 1981.CREDITILLUSTRATION BY OLIVER MUNDAY;… Read More ›
MEDICARE TO SENIORS: WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE?
If you’re on Medicare, that’s the message you’re getting. Out-of-pocket costs of Medicare have been going up annually, with ever-higher deductibles and premiums and a massive doughnut hole in prescription coverage that like the energizer bunny just keeps going and going and… Read More ›
A SERENDIPITOUS PHOTO STORY BULLETIN UPDATE
ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT! Next Tuesday will occur on Wednesday. In the name of keeping myself sane, I’ve decided to do this prompt a mere once per week. On Wednesday. Because Wednesday’s child is full of woe and it’s the middle of… Read More ›
A SERENDIPITOUS PHOTO STORY PROMPT – 2015 #2
This could be a hit or a flop, but it’s worth a try. I like telling stories linked to pictures. To help the process along, every Wednesday, I’ll publish a picture and write something about it. Sometimes, it may be a… Read More ›
AMERICANS ARE FAT … AND GETTING FATTER …
Doobster at Mindful Digression wrote a piece today about how fat Americans are. He noted, among other statistics, that poverty food tends to be unhealthy. Duh. Being poor and eating well are contradictions in terms. If you live on a very… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 