Month: January 2015

Untangling a Scandal: Jeffrey Epstein

While news reports of Mr. Epstein engaging in sexual activities with or assaults on underage girls first appeared in 2006 and continued through 2009 when he was released from prison and then briefly resurfaced in 2011 when...

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The Road Goes On Forever…

I love The Highwaymen’s version of this song. I’ve got some serious writer’s block, so here’s a musical interlude while I get my shit together. Anyone else wish that Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash could...

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Casual Observation

I see Suge Knight may have crossed the final line beyond which society will not allow him to walk around free, ever again. I’m disappointed that this originated on the set of a movie about N.W.A., because it will reinforce...

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The Sound of the Door Hitting You in the Ass

Let no one say that Mitt Romney left the political stage gracefully or with even a shred of dignity left. The best you can say is that he somehow mustered the self-awareness to avoid even further indignities. He will not run for...

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Science is Amazing (but not to the GOP)

In 2005, Isaac Freund, an Israeli physicist, had this astounding idea. He predicted that, under certain conditions, light could be twisted into the shape of a one-sided mobius strip. In other words, he claimed that elliptical...

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