Ah, those pranksters in the United States Strategic Command (Stratcom) ‒ a nuclear-capable branch of the US military – thinking it would be clever and
Month: December 2018
Sunday Baroque
Quote from a German opera house: Bach gave us God’s Word, Mozart gave us God’s Laughter, Beethoven gave us God’s Fire, God gave us Music, that we
Knowing Smiles
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” – H. L. Mencken
Saturday Jazz
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra hit all the right notes in this rendition of “Jingle Bells,” performed with the
Hot Shower Ready
“Nice day for it.” “Yes,” said a passing maniac.” ― Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Being old (as this writer is) or being
Screw the New Year
“…you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.” – Flannery O’Connor The daily grind can become particularly
Dispatches from the Asylum 