Hollywood doesn’t understand much. I get a chuckle when they try to duplicate or allude to the realities of New England, especially the asshole we call the Nutmeg State. When Who’s The Boss was on the opening montage used to have me rolling on the floor. It was supposed to be set in Fairfield and …

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You write what you know, just like my New York Times best selling (twice, no kidding) cousin does. I’m not going senile, I’ve been 120+ for the last 13 years and I’m just as fake as Sam Clemens. He lived not far from Stars Hollow, not that anything in the Nutmeg State is far from …

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Zack Morris Is Trash If you’re like me you don’t even know who Zack Morris is, and you should be thankful because even though I have an unhealthy fixation on ‘Tween Comedies I’d never before beheld the excrescence that is Saved By The Bell even though it’s a cultural touchstone for a certain group of …

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It’s been my great misfortune to watch the parade of liars and traitors at Trump’s “Gun Control” summit of which the basic message has been- “Gun Free Zones are bad and dangerous. Everyone should have a gun at all times. The only people who shoot others are by definition crazy so no person we can …

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On the 9th I pointed out the inherent contradictions of the Tory position on Brexit and predicted that it would soon end with a breach of either Paragraph 50 of the coalition accord between the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party or the Good Friday agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland. Well, I didn’t …

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“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. There is no distinctly native American criminal class save Congress.” Congresswoman Dr. Congress

If you can remember waaay back to Valentine’s Day you’ll recall I mumbled something about meeting with our corporate sponsors. Well, what that meant is that we had “partnerships” with them. They’d kick in some trivial amount of money from their Promotional/Advertising budget to the National Organization and slap together a package of products that …

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Sorry, too busy watching to write. Congratulations to Team USA Curling and Lady’s Hockey and a lifetime achievement award to Lindsey Vonn. Of course you realize what this means- March Madness and Formula One (oh, and Baseball). Hey! I thought Republicans liked Supply Side. High School Shooting- The Musical Coming to a Disney Channel near …

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Say what you will about Adolph, they don’t award Iron Crosses for Bone Spurs (well, not First Class ones anyway). Too soon? Donald Trump’s White Supremacist Problem Is Deeper Than You Think Donald Trump Is Literally A Fascist How To Actually Cover Stories About Antifa So, ready for the pieces about Moral Philosophy?

As I think I’ve made clear, I have never served in any branch of the armed services or in domestic law enforcement. I would have been a poor fit since I have a very low tolerance for idiocy and petty fascism. I have been known, because I’m tremendously irresponsible, to take Richard’s ancient Red Ryder …

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It’s long been known that U.S. Citizens tend to grossly underestimate their wealth. Almost everyone considers themselves “Middle Class” or at most “Upper Middle Class”. My sister has a job as a manager of a team that has 10 – 20 members and performs other management tasks like developing procedures and training programs that are …

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Here’s a little Class Warfare from Amy Schumer. I Endured Down To Earth Pretentious Hotel Irony- a tragic flaw that the audience is well aware of and the character is oblivious to.