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A Border Wall and Robert Frost

March 23, 2019February 21, 2019 Bigotry, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE

Mending Wall Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun,

Proverbs Challenge: Day Eight

March 4, 2019February 21, 2019 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Proverbs Challenge

Proverbs 8 The Gifts of Wisdom 8Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way,

Proverbs Challenge – Day Seven

March 2, 2019February 21, 2019 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Proverbs Challenge

Proverbs 7 The False Attractions of Adultery 7My child, keep my words and store up my commandments with you; 2 keep my commandments and

Proverbs Challenge – Day Five

February 28, 2019February 21, 2019 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Proverbs Challenge

Proverbs 5 Warning against Impurity and Infidelity 5My child, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, 2 so that you

Proverbs Challenge Day Four

February 27, 2019February 21, 2019 CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Proverbs Challenge

Proverbs 4 Parental Advice 4Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; 2 for I give you good

Proverbs Challenge – Day Two

February 25, 2019February 21, 2019 CULTURE, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Proverbs Challenge

Periodically, I need the Proverb’s Challenge. Ages ago I read a book about Solomon, who was one considered the wisest man who ever lived.

Life Goes On

February 21, 2019February 18, 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease, Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, CULTURE, Family, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, Spring Training

First published March 5, 2015. Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on

Why the Babe?

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 20th Century US, American, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods, Ted Williams, World War II

It is the All-Star Break. It’s all about Baseball. I wrote this on December 6, 2017. He was out of shape, overweight, loved food,

Easily Entertained

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 CULTURE

I am so easily entertained. I’m also still dealing with the flu. My brain is not working. My so easily entertained included the first

Sunday Morning Opera: Black History Month, Part II

February 17, 2019February 16, 2019 CULTURE, Music, OPERA

Sorry, I can’t help it. I LOVE this music! Where possible, I have used Porgy & Bess. Next week will feature some of the

Just Misc. Dem Hypocricy

February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 2020, CRIME, CULTURE, Harris

Today, the good California Senator, Kamalla Harris did a toss your hair, giggle interview advocating for the legalization of marijuana. Fine. I don’t have

Sunday Morning Opera: Black History Month – Part I

February 10, 2019February 3, 2019 Bigotry, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, Music, OPERA, Racism

Once upon a time there was an episode of Bonanza about the good people of Virginia City engaging the top opera singer of the

We Will Be a City Upon a Hill

February 7, 2019February 3, 2019 CULTURE, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan

Unfortunately, the country Reagan describes here, no longer exists, does it? January 25, 1974 There are three men here tonight I am very proud

Do I Look This Stupid?

February 6, 2019February 3, 2019 Ancient, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, England, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Meteorology, Roman, SCIENCE, Scotland, Tsunami, Victoriana, Vulcanology

First published on February 3, 2014 Think Progress has a headline that screams, UK’s January Flooding Surpasses all 247 Years of Data on the

Understanding Henry VIII

February 5, 2019February 3, 2019 Anglican, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis 2

First published on February 18, 2017 I never truly understood the disgust Henry VIII had for the Vatican, for refusing to abdicate its role

Sunday Morning Opera: Gerald Finley

February 3, 2019February 2, 2019 Art, Barihunks, Baritones, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA

Health

January 31, 2019January 30, 2019 CULTURE, PERSONAL

I need some help and don’t know where to start. First, I have no insurance and no access to anything medical. I can’t afford

Sunday Morning Opera: A Maltese Birthday

January 27, 2019January 26, 2019 CULTURE, Joseph Calleja, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, Placido Domingo

The past week included dueling tenor birthdays. Let’s face it, as beautiful as the Maltese Tenor is, Placi is venerable.

Stoned

January 26, 2019January 25, 2019 CRIME, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE

Roger Stone was arrested in what may be the greatest misuse of power in this nation’s history. His arrest was intended to set an

Modernizing Infanticide

January 25, 2019January 24, 2019 CULTURE

Our Judeo-Christian-Germanic ancestors did not believe in infanticide, which is what abortion basically is. As our modern world became more and more civilized, the

Feeling Lousy

January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 CULTURE

I feel lousy, totally miserable. I suspect we could blame things on the aging process, but I refuse to do that. Instead, I’ll blame

Destroying Lives to Prove a Liberal Point

January 21, 2019January 20, 2019 Bigotry, CRIME, CULTURE, Hate Crimes, Snowflakes

The other day, a venerable Omaha elder and alleged Vietnam vet was accosted by a group of rude, nasty Catholic school kids wearing MAGA

Sunday Morning Opera: Happy Birthday Placido Domingo

January 20, 2019January 19, 2019 Baritones, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes

In the world of opera, it is rather interesting that the most dynamic tenor-baritone duo in history celebrates birthdays about a week apart. Last

The Arrogance of Speaker Pelosi

January 19, 2019January 18, 2019 CULTURE, Nancy Pelosi

Why would Nancy Pelosi think she had the right to take a ‘tour’ group of members of Congress on a week long luxury tour

Girls Will Be Girls, So Will Some Boys

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019 CULTURE

In Idaho, they are investigating the possibility of creating a law that would prevent individuals from competing as a gender other than something which

Endometriosis

January 17, 2019January 16, 2019 CULTURE, SCIENCE

Unfortunately, I suspect endometriosis is something select, and unfortunate females are born with, probably thanks to our DNA. I am one of those lucky

The Great Car Tag Caper

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 CULTURE

To begin with, New Mexico is nuts. It is corrupt. It takes a person nearly a decade to learn how to work around the

Sunday Morning Opera: Tosca

January 13, 2019January 12, 2019 Baritones, CULTURE, Opera, OPERA, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the

Hate

January 11, 2019January 10, 2019 CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Hate Crimes, Liberal Hate, MAIN PAGE, New McCarthyism, Racism

Do you know what a hate crime is? (FYI: I appropriated this from Jonathan Turley) “…18 U.S. Code § 249 – Hate crime acts

Happy Birthday Sherrill Milnes

January 10, 2019January 5, 2019 Baritones, Beverly Sills, CULTURE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes

A birthday recital from the greatest voice this nation has ever produced, and the greatest baritone in the history of opera.