Category Archives: Whatever

In honor of the day, for no particular reason, here are my rankings of the best and worst of the 43 Americans to serve as the head of our nation. (Note: Barack Obama gets an “incomplete” so far. Based on … Continue reading →

In his seminal work, My Triumphs, My Mistakes, the Rev. Gaius Baltar says, “If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.” Would that the late Vice President Tom Zarek had listened. For Zarek clearly feared … Continue reading →

I had this really cool dream about historical China, complete with multiple POV shifts and a very complex storyline. At one point, I informed the main character that I wouldn’t be writing his story because it wasn’t the sort of … Continue reading →

It’s rare that I post something mainly for the enjoyment of RonF, but this was too good to pass up. Blagojevich Claims Behavior Was Just Elaborate Plan To Surprise Patrick Fitzgerald With Senate Nomination On His Birthday Courtesy America’s Finest … Continue reading →

I’m not positive, but I’m guessing I’m age 3 in this picture. I can’t believe how blond I once was. The people with me are my grandmother, Sylvia, and my sister Allison. The photographer was probably my grandfather Ben. Looking … Continue reading →

Reading through the comments generated by my two posts (here and here) on antisemitism so far has gotten me thinking about how many of us–Jewish or not, but especially Jewish–ever really talk about our experiences with antisemitism, not in the … Continue reading →

I haven’t been this good, have I? I mean, what wonderful thing did I do to have Dirk Benedict, best known as Templeton “Face” Peck on The A Team and Lt. Starbuck on the original Battlestar Galactica. ‘Tis the latter … Continue reading →

A segment of his April 4, 1967 Vietnam War speech, “A Time To Break Silence,” still too relevant today. And a bit from “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” which I’ve read dozens of times over the years, and it never fails … Continue reading →