Getting His Way
The last line of defense — the only defense we have remaining, now that checks and balances to executive power are gone — is our vote.
Have You Ever Seen a Grown Man Naked?
Reminding service members they swore an oath to the Constitution, not to any particular president and commander-in-chief, and that they shouldn’t obey illegal orders, can get a little tricky.
Wrongthink
At the rate I’m going here, pretty soon I’ll be saying jet fuel doesn’t melt steel.
Home and Other Improvements
We have a new sand filter for the pool. Big expense, but not as big an expense as repairing the broken manifold and replacing filters in our old cartridge-style unit (mainly because those parts are no longer manufactured and are hard to find). Our pool guy did a great job with the installation and everything’s […]
Observations, Rants, Updates
I’m guessing this pilot’s pucker factor was off the charts.
Writing in the Age of MAGA
The AP Stylebook and I go back a long way.
Dark Times
With the sacking of General Brown and the planned appointment of a yes-man Trump loyalist replacement, Lt Gen Caine, the likelihood that military leadership will go along with whatever Trump tells them to do is, well, pretty much a sure thing.
The Least We Can Do in These Frightening Times
I kept my letters focused on pay, benefits, and healthcare — all of which seem suddenly to be on Trump & Musk’s chopping block — without which Donna and I would be destitute and homeless.