MSMS: My scary movie syndrome Understand. I have a slight tremor anyway. It’s a side effect of the medication I take for my bipolar syndrome. And, I suppose, a natural consequence of getting older. But it doesn’t come close to preventing me from...
A real, live white male hero? Not possible! I’ve watched it more times than I want to admit. But, as Sergeant Troy, the film’s anti-hero says just before he stops a richly deserved bullet to the heart, “Honesty in all things.” So. There you...
Or how the Sierra Club was bought and paid for on immigration Until a few months ago, I had no idea what The Emerald Mile is. Or was. But my sister, as is her wont, helped straighten me out. Over lunch, she the put on the hard sell: “The Emerald Mile is a...
The Immigration Act of 1965 Not long ago, I had lunch with a couple of guys I know well enough to say with confidence that they’re both politically conservative and active outdoorsmen: my brother and brother-in-law. But when I brought up immigration, we parted...
Or dumb as a stump? At the library where I blog, there’s a table displaying IRS information booklets. An ever present reminder that tax season is, alas, upon us. But in addition to the booklets, there was, up until a few days ago, a sign declaring that...
