Uncle John
Uncle John is the black-sheep relative your family doesn't want to admit to. He's a writer, old fart, anti-extremist, dyed-in-the-wool cynic, sci-fi nerd, and practicing to be a curmudgeon. More vegan than carnivore, but very much a Constitutional "originalist"; a walking, talking contradiction in terms, and a straight, no-holds-barred talker, who will tell it like it is with no apologies. Pacific Northwest native, married for many, many years to a woman he doesn't deserve, with no kids that will acknowledge them - except for the cat, who is merely tolerant.
That's a line uttered by the great Keanu Reeves in the first John Wick film, about a top-tier assassin who is goaded out of retirement. If you like vi…
After reading my last post, a regular reader asked me to expand a little about those who can't be vaccinated against Covid for whatever reason, and th…
This is kind of a follow-up to my last post (I Hate Politics). And to several other past posts. Because I'm done. I've had it up to here. We're being …
Congress
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Nov
2021
Really, I do. I absolutely hate politics. I'm completely fed up with politics dominating our lives. You're either on one side or the wrong side; there…
I want to make very, very sure I'm not misunderstood. That my position is crystal clear. That there are no misinterpretations. I hold to no political …
(Art by Natalie Kadish, www.chabad.org) A dear friend posted something on Facebook the other day, and it has given me pause to think. I won't quote it…
I'm frustrated. And sad. About a lot of things. But mostly, I'm frustrated because I feel like I'm living through the demise of the United States of A…
Today the Twitterverse is blowing up with that statement. “Nobody needs an AR-15.” Well, forgive me for saying so, but it sure as Hell looks to me lik…
Congress
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Mar
2021
I could have called this “Governmental Bass-ackwardness” or “Why I'll Never Be A Democrat” (as redundant as that may be), but those titles cover way t…
I've had this essay drafted for several months, now, but I've hesitated to finish and post it because I know that if I'm not careful the points that n…