Beating the Drum, Slowly
My Father’s Day was lovely, as, I hope, was yours.
Air-Minded: Manly Men, Revisited
You probably think I’m being immature. Have you met any fighter pilots lately?
Saturday is a Rant Day
Journamalism these days!
Birds Aren’t Real*
Twitter was going downhill before Elon Musk bought it. I can’t put a finger on why, but it felt to me as if some of the spirit had leaked out of it. It was becoming less collegial, more angry. Maybe that’s the fate of any social media platform … as more and more climb aboard, […]
Consorting with Queens
The dogs get me up at oh-five-hundred hours every day. I let them out back to do their business, then pad into the kitchen to prepare their breakfast. As I filled their bowls with kibble yesterday, I remembered the coronation and turned on the TV to watch. Good on you, Charles, king at last. And you too, Camilla.
Getting Wound Up
I grew up around nasty bigots like Greg Abbott. They filled the pews of the Southern Baptist churches my mother dragged me to. They are the reason I’m an atheist today.
Too Much Bang for the Buck
How many armed homeowners, hearing strange noises late at night, have wound up killing or maiming their own children and spouses? I bet more than a few.
Institutional Inertia
My suspicion, all along, has been that the leaked documents are assessments of military capabilities and key government/military leaders prepared by military attachés attached to American embassies overseas. Gathering that kind of intel and reporting on it is a key part of any attaché’s job — ours and theirs.