By pure coincidence, maybe, I was reading Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here (ICHH) during the 2016 campaign season. I picked it up mainly because I'm a fan of dystopian adventures, having previously read Alas Babylon, (Pat Frank) which quickly became one of my top 10 favorite books. Yes, ICHH is heavy handed and a … Continue reading From Buzz Windrip to Trump … it can happen here

Daylight Saving Time (yes, there's no "s" at the end of "Saving") recently ended for the season but now is as good a time as any to complain about it and other odd observances. And we all know how much I likes to gets my complain on. That's a thing, right? The kids say that? … Continue reading Celebrating egg salad? We have a day for that!

Bias. Sensationalism. Misrepresentation. Evil! OK, so maybe the last one down isn't in the top accusations routinely levied against journalists but it may as well be. Even when we're striving do nothing more than present the events as they occurred, we sometimes get criticized. I've never been shy about admitting there are some lackluster news gatherers out there … Continue reading More on bias in the news

When is it officially the dead of winter? Maybe it's when writers start writing columns about the official start of the dead of winter No one seems to know exactly when the dead of winter is, but you can get a fair estimate by multiplying the number of icicles hanging from your nose by the … Continue reading The dread of winter

What happens when you can't sleep three nights in a row? You rewrite Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring themed lyrics. So, enjoy or don't. I won't lose any sleep over it. We Did Depart the Shire (Frodo's Song) Sung to the tune of … Continue reading Billy Joel sings … Lord of the Rings?