"When I do not want to say things in real life I often say them here." — Mimi Smartypants
Up to the rank of colonel, the military grows and promotes its own officers, independent of political influence. This is sacred. Is there a military man or woman anywhere, active or retired, alive or dead, who would not be outraged to learn that President Bush wants to take control of the promotion of military lawyers? […]
Have I mentioned that our Saturday morning bicycle group has a name? We’re the Trail Trash, so named because we almost always ride up and down Old Spanish Trail on the east side of Tucson. Mary Anne (left, below) is our leader . . . she founded the Trail Trash and came up with the name. […]
I think it only fair that bloggers read other blogger’s blogs, and I’m nothing if not fair. Too fair, because sometimes I read things I’d rather not have read. Like this, from a blog called The View Through the Windshield, written by a charming fellow named Joe Sherlock: While I have problems with Romney’s positions on issues […]
Oh, I’ve been waiting for these. You know how, whenever you participate in a big run or bike ride, professional photographers set up near the finish line? Well, at El Tour de Tucson they set up cameras at both ends: That’s the start. I’m in that gaggle, but even with a magnifying glass, I can’t be […]
Today’s our 42nd anniversary. Donna and I met 43 years ago, when she responded to a “carpoolers needed” notice I’d posted to the bulletin board at American River Junior College in Sacramento, California. We were freshmen, as dumb and young as they come. We’re not freshmen any more, or young. But we still see ourselves pretty much as […]