"Problems start from the top, and they have to get solved from the top, and the president’s the leader, and he’s got to get everybody in a room, and he’s got to lead."

Walter #Cronkite on the work from home protocol for 1967... #WFH #remote #emailjob

President Lincoln paid more in Federal Income Tax in 1864 than President Trump did in 2016 or 2017.

Nope, I have never consumed a cup of coffee.

"Mr. Kennedy's Rocking Chair Trucked Away" (Mom was pretty good about saving captivating mementos)

US Senate Vote On Passing The 1965 Voting Rights Act (100 years after the US Civil War)

In 2016, President Trump paid 173 times more dollars to Stormy Daniels in hush money than to the US Treasury in income taxes.

You know a few folks who drink alcohol on the regular, right? In the US, more people use cannabis daily and near-daily than drink alcohol that often.

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

In case you ever wondered whether I was actually a Precious Bundle from Heaven, I am pleased to provide this countdown documentation (indicating a late arrival) from my Grandmother...

Overheard: "Is that guy at the next table listening to us?"

"Is Don on the phone???"

His best work of art...

Here's one I'm just plain not up to commenting on, y'all knock yerselves out if you are so inclined. (that is the Mayor of NYC)

“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds &it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us &destroy them. But the line dividing good&evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who wants to destroy a piece of his own heart.” - A. Solzhenitsyn

I weighed myself today, turns out I am 6 foot 4!!!

The lady Gordon Lightfoot wrote Sundown about later injected John Belushi with his fatal drug dosage and she herself died in 2020. RIP x 3 🪦🪦🪦

CHUDS out there having convinced themselves that they are the good guys...

In most cases, a publicly-traded multinational corporate entity (say, with almost $100 billion in annual revenue) is MUCH more focused on financial performance versus sticky US constitutional concerns. #Disney #ABC #Kimmel

Never forget...

There wouldn't be a "North" and "South" Korea except we mutually decided with the USSR to carve it into 2 pieces at the end of World War II...the dividing line was drawn on a map by Generals in the Pentagon.

The person who keeps begging for a Nobel Peace Prize might also be a fan of Endless Wars.

"You are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. Things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you." - Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 171 - 175 AD.

Which is more likely, "slim chance" or "fat chance"?

Current status: gunter glieben glauten globen

Great song + great video = CLICK IT! #SteelyDan

Of course, you knew there is a magazine dedicated to three-wheel motorcycle enthusiasts (Triker), but did you know inside there are advertisements for three wheel end of his life solutions?

What kind of tortured logic do we use to believe that cats are clean animals after watching them bathe with their tongues, would you shake my hands after I washed them that way???

Valis question...

Year-in-progress: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 70%

The secret to my mental well-being? I made a conscious decision to have no political heroes.

Great cover...

The King of England met his future wife when she was 16 and he was 29. He was dating her older sister at the time.

"For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil."

A very unhealthy number of US citizens believe that they are empowered to force, by threat of death or denial of liberty, their views on others. It is a clear sign that our country is not functioning properly and courageous leadership is needed if improvements are to be pursued.

9/11

Samuel L. Jackson is the same age as the King of England.

Had to replace my DVR, lost the last episode of The Sopranos...anyone know what happened to Tony?

I have an extremely important, good news announcement: your email finds me well.

ZING!

Unfortch for them, you don't get to pick your own nickname...you get what's given...

Dear Google, What?

Candidate for a new name?

If you ever see or hear culture warrior buffoons aiming vitriol at the teaching community, please watch this video and reflect on who really has children's best interests secure in their heart...

Generate a 5-second downloadable video of President Trump at his Oval Office desk saying, "It's probably AI-generated, I don't know."

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." - Martin Luther King, Jr.