Category Archives: Humor

breaking news: interview with a Mushy Middler

Posted on September 12, 2020 by

My fake news interview with a Mushy Middler was first published here in August, 2017, one year after the US presidential election of 2016. With the 2020 election less than two months away, I wondered whether the mythical “mushy middle” … Continue reading →

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Pride Day at the 2020 US Open!

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

The theme of this year’s 2020 US Open grand slam tennis tournament is Be Open. “When you keep an Open mind, great things can happen. In the game, and out in the world…Generations of tennis players have been inspired by … Continue reading →

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families first

Posted on August 22, 2020 by

No justice, no peace. No Donald, no Mike. Just Joe and Kamala. Four years ago I was overjoyed when the first woman of a major political party was nominated to be President of the United States. From Seneca to Selma … Continue reading →

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the woman that changed my musical life

Posted on August 8, 2020 by

From 2010 – 2014 Pretty and I were bi-stateual. For reasons involving my family, we bought a house on a picturesque street in a small town near the even smaller town where I grew up. We kept our home in … Continue reading →

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nero fiddled while Rome burned, but who set the fire?

Posted on July 27, 2020 by

Summer of our Discontent There once was an emperor named Nero Who fiddled and called himself  Hero, His people complained, They held Nero to blame, But Nero set fire to their peepholes. **************** As paratrump (who knows who they really … Continue reading →

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second chances anyone?

Posted on July 23, 2020 by

Back in the days when I played more golf than I should have, I learned about mulligans.    Mulligans are a variation of  second chances. If you hit a shot with your driver off the tee on any one hole … Continue reading →

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who has a secret?

Posted on July 13, 2020 by

I have a secret to tell you about the power of the vote,  but all you care about is pulling my hair. Oh, well. Maybe later. Pretty and I were talking about our nine months old granddaughter Ella James yesterday … Continue reading →

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the horse you draw is the one you’ll ride

Posted on July 7, 2020 by

I originally published this post on December 28, 2013. While I had this conversation with one of my first cousins in Texas after Christmas six years ago, I found his words strangely spoke to me today as a spike in … Continue reading →

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our community lost a fighter who was also a good friend

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Nigel M Mahaffey, Jr. (August 07, 1959 – June 25, 2020) (photo from Linked In) The obituary for this friend began “Nigel loved life and was one of the most joyful people to grace this earth.” I couldn’t agree more. … Continue reading →

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i heard dave chappelle say shut up, white women. was he talking to me?

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

In Dave Chappelle’s concert “8:46” he opens by thanking young protesters in the streets today –  carry on, young ones, he says.  You’re good drivers, I’m comfortable riding in the back seat. I so got that comment. When I watch … Continue reading →

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