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View Article“Mad Men”: How Does It All End? Let’s predict.
There have been dramatic shows that I’ve really liked over the years –“The Sopranos,”“Breaking Bad,”“The X-Files”– but none come near, in my opinion, to “Mad Men.” It’s the closest thing to a good...
View ArticleRecollections of What Bernie Sanders Has Meant to Me and to All of Us
Bernie Sanders taught me how to read.Bernie Sanders scored the game-winning goal for the U.S. against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics.Bernie Sanders won the Oscar for his performance in “My Left...
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Red Flame 2016: For a More Purrfect Union
Campaigning is not easy. Hold all my calls for two hours. Friends, We’re at a unique crossroads in our history. The choice we make as to whom shall lead our country beginning in 2017 will have...
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Marco Rubio has his Dukakis-in-a-tank moment. Quick! Call Clint Eastwood!
You would think if you were seen as a green, gravitas-challenged presidential candidate, the last thing you'd do would be to sit in a giant chair that makes you resemble the old Lily Tomlin character...
View ArticleAn Interview with President Trump at the Halfway Point of His Presidency
I was fortunate enough to sit down with President Trump at the newly decorated Trump Mahal White House (sponsored by Barclays) yesterday. Below the fold are some highlights.
View ArticleBernie Walks Down the Street. Hillary Hugs a Child. Lincoln Chafee and Jim...
We’ve now reached the stage here where there are competing diaries on the Rec List featuring Bernie Sanders walking down the street and Hillary Clinton hugging a child. Both diaries are receiving...
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We Called Her Fatty. We Miss Her Already.
Her official name was 47. I diaried her rescue story a few years ago. Long story short: We discovered her and her kitten in our backyard in September of 2012 and started feeding them. We caught the...
View ArticleMy Candidate vs. Your Candidate: An In-Depth Analysis Worthy of a Top-Notch...
My candidate eats a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains daily. Your candidate has survived for decades on a diet of Milky Ways, Froot Loops, and red gummy bears.My candidate understands...
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I find you all revoltingly stupid. Now, please, support my candidate!
As we all learned from a young age, the best way to win people over to your cause is by what? Presenting a fact-based argument free of emotional entanglement? No. Pleading emotionally, the ol’...
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“Hamilton” nabs record 16 Tony nominations; poised to win Stanley Cup,...
The groundbreaking Broadway musical “Hamilton,” which tells the story of Alexander Hamilton in hip-hop form, has snagged a record 16 Tony nominations, including ones for best musical, best book, best...
View ArticleHeadlines from a Trump presidency
AMERICAN/CANADIAN WAR ENTERS SECOND YEAR; NO END IN SIGHTUNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS RECORD-HIGH 42%POOR AMERICANS STILL DEFEND TRUMP AS CANNIBALIZATION EPIDEMIC GROWSMEXICAN PRESIDENT DECLARES: I’LL BUILD...
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Let's! Go! Pens! A lifelong fan's notes.
It’s a spring day in 1975. I’m 8 years old. My father, brother and I are sitting in my cousin’s family room, listening to Game 7 of the Pittsburgh Penguins/New York Islanders quarterfinal series. Our...
View ArticleLet's Make Donald Trump a Novelist
Here’s the latest tweet from President Trump:A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)! Wow. "A sketch years later about a...
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All Our Candidates Suck. I Am Angry. I Want New Ones.
Yep. All our candidates suck.One of them believed a story about her ethnic heritage told to her by her parents. Unacceptable!One of them hollers at her staff, like every boss ever. Disgusting.One of...
View ArticleMy Kid’s Going to College in August. I’ve Amassed Useful Information. My...
FAFSA. EFC. COA. CSS.You have a child attending college soon? Then get to know those acronyms! But wait — there’s more, so much more! You will be editing an endless stream of essays! You will be there...
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Eliza Jo Butters for a Better America
My candidate: Eliza Jo ButtersPreferred pronoun: TheyThey are liberal yet moderate, progressive yet pragmatic. They appeal to new, young voters and the Obama-to-Trump-voting crowd alike. They poll well...
View ArticleMy family is mostly PSU. But right now? Hail to Pitt!
I don’t have much to add on my own, but here are some links to encouraging news regarding vaccines for COVID-19:Researchers said viruses closely related to the new coronavirus show that spike proteins...
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Turns Out I Live with a Trumpster
You see him in your backyard one day. He seems hungry. You put out some food and water. He cautiously approaches as you go back inside. The ritual begins, with him getting a little bolder every day....
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I've Waited 12 Years to Tell This Story (I'm a Novelist!)
This is a story I’ve waited a dozen years to tell.But before I get to that story, let me go back a little further. It’s 1990. I’m a recent college graduate. The economy’s in a recession. I need a job....
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