Once upon a time, in a distant land, I used to believe that the Christian Science Monitor was a fairly balanced source of news, similar to the Economist. So, while getting my news fix for the day, I decided to visit the...
Read MoreWith six months left on my Inactive Ready Reserve contract, I received a gem of an email from some recruiting sergeant. Seems to me they’re getting desperate. I really don’t appreciate subtly veiled...
Read MoreIn this case there is no schadenfreude, there is no gloating that I was right. God how I wish I was wrong. I just stumbled upon this article from Salon: Torture teachers...
Read MoreDear Neil,I want to thank you for your honest new album Living With War. See, I am a child of the sixties, no really, I was born in ’66. My mom was a non-active hippie but a later active feminist with ERA and...
Read MoreOk, my good news diary was yesterday, now time to roll up the sleeves and get back to work. This grinds my beans, puts my undies in a bundle and a whole shitload of other metaphors as it affects not only me personally, but...
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