I don’t think I am the average tourist. My trip to Washington, D.C. last week seemed to verify this. I supply, for you, the following evidence:
A.) I didn’t buy a too-small FBI t-shirt for my entire family to wear en masse to the Smithsonian, the White House and other national landmarks. (Here’s a hint for […]
This morning I read an article on CNN that discussed a Republican initiative to pass a superfluous bill showing support for the troops and the War in Iraq and the War on Terror (as the “big, neon-sign type PR billing” is put). It reminded me of that old nursery rhyme about St. Ives. Do you know […]
Last night I had a nasty little exertional migraine that exploded at the base of my skull and just lay there throbbing dully most of the night. I detest the migraines I get, but, as I only get them a few times a year, I mostly live with it. (When one’s neighbors are being bitchy […]
So, I had one of those rare weekends of bizarre occurences—you know the type: I can’t believe all of this is coming down in just a few days. One of those.
And, yet, it was also a good weekend. Despite the issues that may keep me from getting a car. Despite being stood up by two […]
Today a friend asked me how a man so very stupid could become president of the U.S. of A.
I replied: “There is no limit to how much the average American desperately wants to believe he, too, could be president and have all that glorious power at his command. In other words, Bush getting elected president […]