Fandango’s Flashback Friday — May 19th It is four years old and could have been written yesterday. Amazing, isn’t it? One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan… Read More ›
Lies – lying – liars
THE STUPID IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY – By TOM CURLEY
A Friday Flashback on Saturday One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan Kanobi is taking Luke Skywalker and his two droids R2D2 and C3PO into town… Read More ›
FIBBING FRIDAY? JUST FRIDAY?
FIBBING FRIDAY: BE GRATEFUL THAT IT DOESN’T LAST ALL YEAR! From PCGUY IV comes this charming list of medical terms. Who could resist this marvelous selection? sphincter, phalanges, rectum, varicose, aorta, vein, artery, alveolus, bacteria, virus Great selection! You left… Read More ›
THE WILLINGNESS TO REJECT REALITY
There was an article in “The Atlantic” — A Political Obituary for Donald Trump (this article will appear in the January/February 2021 issue) — about Trump and how his lies are like radioactive dust. The distrust they have caused may… Read More ›
A HOUSE DIVIDED
From The Battleground, by Rich Paschall “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” – Matthew 12:25 Many were expecting a Blue Wave to wash over Washington and… Read More ›
DEAR REPUBLICAN SENATOR – By musingsofanoldfart
Dear Republican Senator As an independent and former Republican (and Democrat) voter, I try to read and watch several validated news sources. They are validated, as they try to get it right and print retractions when they don’t. I also… Read More ›
THE MAKING OF AMERICA – RICH PASCHALL
It Isn’t Great, by Rich Paschall After 100,000 have died, millions have lost their jobs and America’s cities burn, we can hear the right-wingers now. “You can’t blame this on Trump. This is not Trump’s fault.” But here’s the problem…. Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE A MAGAT? – AGAIN! – BY TOM CURLEY
Here is another in my unintentional series of re-posting blogs I wrote a year or so ago because they are more relevant today. This happened last week. Ellin and I have a boat. We’ve been at the same Marina for… Read More ›
IS HONESTY YOUR BEST POLICY – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #38 Do you really want to tell your wife she looks fat in those jeans? No? Do you need to tell her you slept with her best friend, even if it was before you got married? Or for… Read More ›
THE TIME HAS COME TO SAVE THE WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
So here we are, 100 years later, and it’s happening. Again. Or is that “still?” We didn’t understand what happened last time the world decided to blow itself up — and we aren’t seeing it now. Depending on my mood,… Read More ›
THE STUPID IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY – By TOM CURLEY
One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan Kanobi is taking Luke Skywalker and his two droids R2D2 and C3PO into town and they are stopped by… Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE A MAGAT? – BY TOM CURLEY
Nazis are bad. This isn’t an opinion. It’s a fact. But, we seem to live in a world where facts are considered by many to be identical to opinions. That still doesn’t make them any less ‘factual.’ The fact is,… Read More ›
HONOR AND CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
From the Washington Post, these are Cohen’s quotes, not something “made up” by the writer. I’m sure he had help with it because these words have the ring of a professionally written and carefully polished speech. That being said, I… Read More ›
FEELING PIQUED? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Pique Pique is such a cute little word. It’s the right word, mind you, but it doesn’t really cover the territory. I am in a life and death struggle with AT&T, which is interesting because I’ve closed… Read More ›
DON’T LIE TO ME – BARBRA STREISAND … Marilyn Armstrong
Sobering A big thank to Melanie at sparksfromacombustiblemind for introducing this song to me. Talk about the right song for the moment … It’s called “Don’t Lie to Me” …
VIOLATED DAILY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Violation It’s a daily violation, watching the news. A horror show that won’t go away, the nightmare that rolls into the day. I’m a woman. I grew up in the world we live in and it was… Read More ›
LYING, LIES AND LIARS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Since Donald Trump entered the political scene, we’ve had to deal with lies and lying on a daily basis. You could say that our society has become obsessed with lying. At first the news media were reluctant to call Trump’s… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 