Sea-Change

Gosh, look at all this amazing new stuff we taxpayers own since we started saving the economy!  Manchester United Football Club, Bear Stears, Fannie & Freddie…   What?  You mean… we’re not following Dennis Kucinich’s sensible-sounding proposal to give Americans partial ownership of institutions receiving bailout money?  Hmph!  So, I can’t spend my tax dollars … Read more Sea-Change


Enough Rope

As a rule, I’m not partial to discussing current events.  Verbal dissection of the situation — political, environmental, social, or cultural — invariably leads me to the conclusion that we’re going to hell in a handbasket and there’s fuck-all we can do about it.  At that point, my discomfort level hits critical, my brain shuts … Read more Enough Rope