My friend Vince Marchand called to my attention this fascinating post on The Daily Kos by Senator Barak Obama regarding the need for progressives to be more thoughtful and respectful. It's worth reading. I think I agree with much of it, even though … [Read more...] about Read this Posting By Barak Obama
Read my column in Rudolf’s Diner
George Bush is to be forgiven Katrina. Not only in the long run by his Savior Jesus Christ and his other largest contributors but now, by us--for what we did to cause it, for our share of the blame...Are you terrified? Read more, or less, by going to … [Read more...] about Read my column in Rudolf’s Diner
Why I haven’t been posting
Hi. Many of you have inquired as to why I haven't posted for many months. The answer is that I have been, and still am, in significant pain in my right shoulder and arm such that using a mouse consistently has been hard. Of course, I've also been … [Read more...] about Why I haven’t been posting
Two Snouts Up for War of The Worlds
(:)(:) out of a possible 5 snouts (I've changed my rating system) for War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg, in theaters now. Bill tells me that there are people who liked this movie. I find it hard to believe. I mean, I guess it held my … [Read more...] about Two Snouts Up for War of The Worlds
Four Snouts up for March of the Penguins
(:)(:)(:)(:) belated snouts up for March of the Penguins the documentary about the huge and delightful Emperor penguins in antarctica--we went with my mother and our 8 year old and we all loved it. … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for March of the Penguins
On the Roberts nomination
Okay, here's why we're completely screwed on Roberts: yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine who is so far to the left he once referred to me as the "quote unquote left". So "the real left" tells me, apropo of the Roberts nomination that if he … [Read more...] about On the Roberts nomination
Read my column in Rudolf’s Diner
And read Rudolf's Diner. … [Read more...] about Read my column in Rudolf’s Diner
Follow Your Mind…
Just spent 6 days in Yosemite reading Emerson's essay on Self-Reliance--this is the way to read Emerson (I can now say smugly, after only one essay, never having read Emerson before to my knowledge--I was a psych major, o-kay?).As far as I was … [Read more...] about Follow Your Mind…
Go Senate Dems!
For once the Democrats in the U. S. Senate are standing their ground on something and have really blocked Bolton's nomination, for the time being. Meanwhile, an embittered and frustrated Bush White House threatens to send Bolton to the UN as a … [Read more...] about Go Senate Dems!
Hollywood films Reflect Political Tensions
(:)(:) for the new Star Wars film; (:)(:)(:)(: for Cinderella Man.I have always been fascinated by the extent to which no matter what era a movie is set in, its dialogue, vision and look reflect the times in which it is made as much or more as the … [Read more...] about Hollywood films Reflect Political Tensions
The Bee and the Budget
I didn't like the headline in the Sacramento Bee this morning which reads "Budget Plan Voted Down: a Democratic proposal without tax hikes fails to entice GOP as -- no surprise -- a deadline passes" (the link above to the Bee story on-line has a … [Read more...] about The Bee and the Budget
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Mad Hot Ballroom
This adorable documentary about a mandatory ballroom dancing competition for New York City 4th and 5th graders is impossibly moving. It's a lot about dancing, but it's also about coming of age, about children's attitudes towards life, love and sex … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:) for Mad Hot Ballroom