From “The Washington Post,” comes this nugget of wisdom of all living previous presidents, minus #45: “Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama — who starred in an Inauguration Day video playing up the democratic transfer of power —… Read More ›
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LIVE FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM
OR FROM YOUR KITCHEN, by Rich Paschall Years ago, decades actually, I would go see performers at a local piano bar. There were several I particularly liked and I tried to see them when they were playing one of the… Read More ›
THE FORGOTTEN PANDEMIC – RICH PASCHALL
World AIDS Day, December 1st, by Rich Paschall While we have been busy with two pandemics, COVID-19 and stupidity, another has been pushed to the side. It is still deadly, still contagious, and still has no cure. Since 1988 December… Read More ›
A SHORT EXCERPT FROM TODAY’S BOSTON GLOBE
This piece from yesterday’s Boston Globe hit me like a rock in the head. I understand we are all frustrated, grouchy, and possibly poor — and suffering poverty and helplessness in the face of this pandemic. That being said, I… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING AND ISN’T IT JUST ONE BIG GIGANTIC MESS?
Share Your World 11-17-2020 I think we can all agree that our world is one big mess right now. A lot of it is the result of the pandemic. It has wrecked the economy. Ruined our social lives. Killed off… Read More ›
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK
From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall You may have heard a lot about returning to normal or getting back to business. Some politicians want things to return to the way they were, by that they mean pre-pandemic. But here is… Read More ›
THE COVID PSYCHE – By ELLIN CURLEY
Covid 19 has changed me, or at least the Covid lifestyle has changed me, on a deep level. First let me explain that I am in the high risk population for Covid. I’m over 70, I have only one kidney… Read More ›
ARE ANTI-MASKERS NARCISSISTS? — by ELLIN CURLEY
We all know by now that Trump is a malignant narcissist. He’s an anti-masker. He’s anti social-distancing. He downplays the danger and severity of Coronavirus even though he has had it himself. He makes fun of people who are responsible… Read More ›
STRANGE OUTCOMES FROM THIS STRANGEST YEAR
Who knew that 2020 would be a wretched excuse for a year? The climate is collapsing. Half of the U.S. is burning down, another quarter is flooded … and we up here in the northeast are 10 inches low on… Read More ›
DESTROYING AMERICA
And They Cheer Him On, by Rich Paschall Just as he has done with many of his businesses, Trump has taken America down the road to ruin, and it was not paved with good intentions. Everything he has done, or… Read More ›
PETS AND THE PANDEMIC
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #6 It’s ironic that we lost both of our Scotties during this pandemic. Gibbs, who had never shown any sign of illness, simply died one afternoon on the sofa — soundlessly in his sleep and Bonnie,… Read More ›
BACKFIRE: THE BIG MISCALCULATION
From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” – Jan. 22 From the very beginning, DJT has… Read More ›