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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Life Updates

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This blog has not been the site of much posting for many years -- but this year I have said even less than usual. These days, I am far more ...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

No Kings

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My spouse and I, a neighbor, and friends from different parts of town attended the No Kings rally in Louisville in the Crescent Hill neighbo...
Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Resistance Strategy When the Government is Itching for Violence

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Last week, President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth spoke to a group of U.S. generals and admirals they had assembled from deployments ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Michigan Travel and Beer Update

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White Flame Brewing, Hudsonville This post is another update to my series of entries about Michigan beer . Basically,  I'm listing place...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Wildfire Season

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There's a long introduction explaining the origins of the song...by singer Jobi Riccio.    Of course one problem is that Wildfire Sea...
Saturday, July 12, 2025

Baseball Stadium additions

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Globe Life Field, Texas versus Seattle Friday July  I've seen professional baseball in dozens of ballparks -- many of them no longer ope...
Sunday, June 08, 2025

Blue Mountain Film Festival 2025

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From May 29 to June 1, my spouse and I attended the Blue Mountain Film Festival near Collingwood, Ontario. We went in 2024 as well. If you ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A different kind of car song

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There are lots of songs about cars and driving, but most of them are not political. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts have produced a cut cal...
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Trump Digs Coal

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Donald Trump campaigned as a coal-friendly presidential candidate and his administration is trying to make good on his promises. From Poli...
Sunday, March 02, 2025

2025 Oscars

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As I do annually, this post reviews Academy Award nominees in major categories and provides my rankings within them. I am not predicting win...
Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Best Films of 2024

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The graphic below identifies the top 25 films from 2024 that critics ranked on their end-of-year "best of" lists. The full list ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Books of 2024

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James by Percival Everett Underground Empire by Farrell & Newman [Oops, an unfinished version of this post went online December 30 just ...