So on Sunday night, December 23rd, the night before Christmas Eve, I felt the urge for a midnight snack.
I foraged through my refrigerator and found eggs and chicken and apple sausages.
Cool! This was gonna be fun. I was going to make a simple meal of scrambled eggs and grilled chicken and apple sausages with ketchup on the side.… Continue Reading
So why do so many rock stars commit suicide? I was pondering this question tonight as I watched a YouTube video of Chris Cornell from Audioslave singing “Like A Stone,” from 2002. It’s a great song, and Cornell’s voice is eerie and pained.… Continue Reading
Authoritarianism, demagoguery and Xenophobia have swept the world over the past decade or so. China and Russia are ruled by their leaders with an iron fist, and dissent is viciously crushed. Far right leaders have also been elected in several key eastern and central european nations, from Hungary and Poland to Austria.… Continue Reading
When I heard the news on Friday that former president George H. W. Bush had died, I was of two minds. On the one hand, he was a decorated Navy pilot who volunteered for service at age 18 during World War II.… Continue Reading