“I love those skies, thin blue or snowy gray./Those fields, sparse-planted, rendering meager sheaves./That Spring, briefer than apple blossoms’ breath, /SUMMER,SO MUCH TOO BEAUTIFUL TO STAY,/Swift Autumn, like a bonfire of leaves/And sleepy Winter, like the sleep of death.” —Elinor Wylie, from Wild Peaches Here on our mountain we are at the heart of summer … Continue reading In the Midst of Life.. →

“Beat your plowshares into swords , and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.” —Joel 3:10 ……‘Zack’ly!! I’m sicka the converse, ”swords into plowshares”.

I have been fascinated by the 1789 revolution for decades. As you know, it was on July 14, 1789, that a Parisian mob stormed the Bastille, a fortress-like prison in the city. There were only about 6 prisoners incarcerated there at the time, people who had been privately put away by their own relatives who … Continue reading Bastille Day →

Nancy Pelosi is in Italy enjoying Andrea Bocelli’s favorite beach resort. A photo of her deep (and totes righteous) cleavage is all over the news, with all commentators, male and female and…whatevs… , miming the obligatory gagging and wincing. Now lemme say: i hate this lady for her politics. But this post is just about … Continue reading Mammaries of the 117th Congress →

Let’s think long and hard about the fact that that bozo who shot up the parade in Highland Park dressed as a (butt-ass ugly ) woman to evаde suspicion and capture. With all the attention being paid to ”trans” individuals , the ”respect” due to their ”bravery”, doesnt anybody think it’s worth exploring why this … Continue reading Only A Woman →

Having a bit of a kerfluffle about the Garden of Eden story this week. Specifically, God’s edict to Adam and Eve that if they ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, “in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”. At tha point, they werent immortal. The Tree of Life was … Continue reading On Time →

What with the Supreme Court decisions this week, Im getting the same kind of feeling i had when Trump won in 2016. i could hardly believe it! i wa ecstatic but scared (with good reason, as it turned out—remember all those riots immediately after? if you don t, its because the Dems want nobody to … Continue reading Pinch Me! →

Have you ever been in Prague in winter? You can go, right now, courtesy of the novelist Sarah Perry: “Trams rattle on up to the National Theater, where, down in the pit, the oboists suck their reeds, and the first violin taps her bow two times against the music stand, it’s two weeks past Christmas … Continue reading Come Along! →

I’m trying to work sump’n out in my head, be patient. Nancy Pelosi said today that as a result of Roe v. Wade being overruled, “women today have less freedom than their mothers did.” Maybe thats true, IF you start your analysis from the moment you find yourself pregnant. But what about freedom concerning the … Continue reading Women’s Freedom post Dobbs →

I keep hearing that mortgage interest rates are ”soaring” at 5 to 6 percent! Whaa?!? Back in the 70s the standard mortgage interest rate was — now, take a deep breath— Nine (9) percent! oh, you might luck out with a tad under 9, or get stuck with a tad over, but for years it … Continue reading Interest-ing Times →