Tag Archives: Trump

Wednesday Morning in Colorado

Posted on 7 November 2018 by M.

It seems our beautiful Colorado blue sky has a wider significance than just climatic.  Yesterday, we elected the first (openly) gay governor in the country.  He appears to have won the confidence of a majority of Coloradans, because he will … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Morning in Colorado

Posted on 6 November 2018 by M.

It’s difficult to believe, as I sit here at my table with a cup of coffee, looking out the window at a beautiful Colorado autumn morning, that the fate of our country so completely depends upon what happens today.  Millions … Continue reading →

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Variations on a Theme by Mussolini

Posted on 11 October 2018 by M.

Movement One   (Mosso) Evening.  Ringing of church bells, distant anguished voices; all muted. Three women are gathered around a fire in the countryside.  Unsettled, they look nervously around from time to time. Woman One (stands up):  Victory will be ours tonight.  I … Continue reading →

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How to Stop the President and Save the Republic

Posted on 25 July 2018 by M.

  (1)  Violence:  Dear FBI, Secret Service, and FaceBook Minders:  I know that violence against the president is completely illegal and dangerous, and it is not something I or anyone else I know or support have in the past, are now, … Continue reading →

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How to Laugh in Chinese

Posted on 1 June 2017 by M.

  There are a number of different ways of laughing in English:  chuckle, snicker, guffaw, chortle, grin, and plain old laugh, among others.  It’s much the same in other languages. In Chinese, for example, you can laugh Hā Hā (哈哈); … Continue reading →

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Rioting Around the Tree of Liberty

Posted on 17 March 2016 by M.

Scottie Nell Hughes thinks that riots “aren’t necessarily a bad thing.” Besides being a rabid Tea Partier, and a darling of right-wingnut television and talk radio, her credentials for making this pronouncement also include, according to her, being the granddaughter … Continue reading →

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The Duce of New York City

Posted on 12 March 2016 by M.

“… and for the life of me I could not quite comprehend what hidden springs he undoubtedly unloosed in the hysterical mob which was greeting him so wildly.” — William L. Shirer, Berlin Diary   You may be tired of … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Donald

Posted on 2 March 2016 by M.

Internet Headlines: * GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the Republican nomination, and the GOP is plummeting into a civil war that promises to redefine the party … Continue reading →

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