About The Lads
I found an old paperbackā¦well no āfoundā isnāt the mot juste . In our house there are generations of books; sometimes one just kindaā¦surfaces, like a long buried artifact might work its way to the surface. Itās more like occasionally, a book finds me! Whose was this yellowed little Penguin paperback of John Steinbeckās The Short Reign of Pippin IV? Not mine, Iāda written my name in it. No matter.
But hereās what: one character just āsaidā as Iām reading:
āMen are either children, or they are old. There is no in-between.ā
Do you agree?
(I donāt: the man I know best, as I see him, was born a responsible adult. Of course I didnāt know him when he was a toddler, but the anecdotes I have heard bear this out. Also I can never imagine him as a āslippered pantaloonā. )
But I think it is trueā¦
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Gringo Meets Cowboy Chileno
Returning from the beautiful resort towns of Pucon and Villarica, am at the central bus station in Talca, Chile trying to buy a ticket for the next dayās six hour ride to Santiago continuing on to ViƱa del Mar, my final destination. After buying the ticket I see a Chilean cowboy and just for giggles … Continue reading Gringo Meets Cowboy Chileno
20 Year Army Vet Owns Stephen King
The leftists calling for the U.S. to "get involved" in the Russian invasion of Ukraine are meeting with a great deal of resistance, as well they should. I am not taking a position for or against war, I just think that people who want to get the U.S. into wars should lead by example. As … Continue reading 20 Year Army Vet Owns Stephen King
A Whiter Shade of Pol
Cenk Uygur, founder of the āJustice Democrats ā which brought AOC from barista to DC, now sez conservatives dont wanna go to war against Russia for just one reason. Can ya guess? Whiteness! Thaās right , were loath to get involved cuz its aggression by a āwhiteā nation (against another white nation, but lets not … Continue reading A Whiter Shade of Pol
Audio: The Screwtape Letters (read by John Cleese)
āCounselingā
i hate that word. Tonight Im trying to research grief, like i would a legal issue. Can i find precedent on point? What are the distinguishing facts involved in sibling death? Given the facts of my case, what outcome can i expect? So i was crying, well, kinda dry-heaving, as i surfed articles about grief, … Continue reading āCounselingā
Progessive Propaganda
Alan Jackson – Little Bitty
While you were sleeping, I came up with a plan that just might save America.
Now donāt get me wrong this is going to be a close run thing for sure; but since weāve decided to turn our military into Girl Scout Brownies thereby leaving us defenseless against the ChiComs, Ruskis, and Salafists, just to name a few, Iāve come up with a plan that just might work. Due to … Continue reading While you were sleeping, I came up with a plan that just might save America.
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