Sonny's Castle Dangerous

That's the headline attached to today's New York Times' scathing editorial on Donald Trump's presidency and the Republicans...

Despite his annoying personality, Ted Nugent has given us some good songs. This one reminds me of the character Amy Mitchell-Branning in the...

Today is a milestone, being the first time in quite a while I’ve set foot in an actual movie theater. Combining "Half-Price Tuesday...

As crime novels go, this one was satisfying. The case seemed to be solved when I reached 85% (as Kindle measures the pages). The plot twists...

First conceived several years ago, but not published until today. I have long wrestled with questions such as: is there a higher power that...

I just discovered this hitherto unpublished summary of my bout with Covid in 2023. First Nine Days Started feeling bad Nov. 22/23. Absent fr...

I may be the first person to conflate Donald Trump with H. Rider Haggard.  This was born after browsing through the pages of Wikipedia (as I...

I grew up in a family with lots of books. All 11 volumes of The Story of Civilization stood tall on my parents' bookshelves from my earl...

Our democracy is in danger. This article from The Economist (January 31, 2026) makes some excellent points. I agree with all of them. ICE...

Today's news of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela sent me rushing to my search engine. How many times has the USA done such a thing in ...

J ust noticed this header on the U.S. Department of the Treasury "Resource Center" web page: " President Donald J. Trump has ...