We are taking a few days off, leaving in a few hours. I have posted new material while we are away, but it’s possible I won’t have time to answer comments. I’ll try, but not making any promises. There’s a… Read More ›
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THE ANGRY MOB by GARRY ARMSTRONG
Many years ago, our 7 or 8-year-old granddaughter was venting her anger over the loss of her favorite salad bar at a local restaurant. We did our best to explain the issue and somehow placated her. She thought we should… Read More ›
OLD PEOPLE WATCH CABLE NEWS – BY TOM CURLEY
I watch way too much cable news. Which is odd because I don’t really like the news. I worked for CBS News for over 40 years. I had to watch the news. I was making the news shows. It was… Read More ›
STATE OF MY NATION – Marilyn Armstrong
STATE OF MY NATION – RDP SATURDAY I have forbidden television viewing today. It’s the Republican opportunity to deny everything and I don’t think I can handle it. Worse, this might be the broadcast that finally makes Garry kick the… Read More ›
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
People of a certain age will recall the title from a popular radio drama that became a film noir classic with Barbara Stanwyck as the damsel/wife in distress and Burt Lancaster as the spouse with mayhem on his mind. You… Read More ›
THIS MORNING’S HEADLINES WITH MORE TO COME – Marilyn Armstrong
From the LA Times and Washington Press come this morning’s headlines: D.C. attorney general sues Trump inaugural committee over $1 million booking at president’s hotel Democracy Dies in Darkness U.N. calls for investigation of Saudi crown prince’s alleged involvement in… Read More ›
SHARE MY WORLD – JANUARY 20, 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
Sharing My World on 1-20-2020 QUESTIONS: Where do you get your news? I have a subscription to the Washington Post. I also read newsletters from the L.A. Times, Newsweek, Huff. And I read The New Yorker and Garry sends me… Read More ›
OVERCOMING MY NEWS ADDICTION – By ELLIN CURLEY
I confess. I became a news addict. A true junkie. The first thing I did every morning is to reach for the phone and check out the Washington Post to see what Trump has done while I was sleeping. The… Read More ›
OUR WORLD BALANCED ON THE HEAD OF A PIN – Marilyn Armstrong
Garry was a working reporter for more than 40 years, so you have to figure I have an interest in the news. I never watched all the news. I didn’t think every shooting or fatal car accident was news. Just… Read More ›
YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO THE FIFTH DENTIST! – BY TOM CURLEY
“Four out of Five Dentists agree Trident Gum is the best.” We’ve all heard that commercial or any of its variations. The logic is, if a majority of experts agree on something, it’s probably the truth. Every time I would… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! FROM THE SHINBONE STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! WRITTEN BY MADMEGSBLOG – DECEMBER 22, 2019 A small but significant Christmas miracle recently happened on Friday. The magazine Christianity Today published an op-ed that said Trump should be removed from office. It seems like the Evangelicals denounced their… Read More ›
IS RECUSAL IN ORDER? by Gordon C. Stewart – A Relevant Reblog
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has greater reason to recuse himself from participation in the Senate impeachment trial than Jeff Sessions had for recusing himself from the DOJ investigation of Russian interference in…
