The Glorious 4th, 2025 Edition
Happy Independence Day?
Half-Baked, as Usual
As hot as it is today, you’d think my thoughts would be fully cooked, not half-baked. But there you go.
Observations, Rants, Updates
I’m guessing this pilot’s pucker factor was off the charts.
Kill Switch
Our son and daughter are March babies. Gregory turned 59 last week. Polly, bless her, is 50 today. Happy birthday, kids!
It Came Out of Hunter Biden’s Bathroom*
This entire “presidency” is like being tied to a chair and watching a toddler play with a loaded pistol.
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.
Supertake Sunday
Not gonna be a 21st century Good German. Don’t you be one either. Resist.
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.