It was exactly one year ago that I authored a post on this blog to which I have since made frequent reference: At the time there were some sixteen other candidates in the running for the GOP nomination. One year later Mr. Donald J. Trump is the GOP nominee. Most reasonable third party observers…
Continue ReadingMonth: August 2016
Documentary Film Review: Eat That Question–Frank Zappa in his own words
Ever since that magical time in my youth when I acquired an eclectic taste for not only his music but the dark humor and excoriating social commentary of Frank Zappa, I have often retreated into my happy place where I keep my personal altar to one of my favorite musical and messaging geniuses. Of all…
Continue ReadingService and Sacrifice: A position statement
The 2016 Republican Presidential nominee, after totally mishandling some very easy questions in a Sunday morning interview, has effectively become a two-ton anchor around the neck of his own campaign as well as his party. Trying to equate his business achievements with the supreme sacrifice of an Army captain who had been killed in action…
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