A Las Vegas Town Hall Meeting on Crime
In the Town Hall meeting, we had the opportunity to raise our concerns and ask questions. The focus of the discussion was on local crime and public safety here in Las Vegas.
Read MoreRepublican Political Suicide
The only good thing about the current dysfunction of the Republican Party is that they’re very likely committing mass political suicide.
Some examples:
Read MoreNevada Should Encourage Abortion Tourism
While other states squash women’s reproductive rights and outlaw access to abortion, Nevada should move swiftly into the void and become a sanctuary and a safe haven for pro-choice practitioners and advocates.
Read MoreAmerica’s Political Gerontocracy
AMERICA’S POLITICAL GERONTOCRACY
It’s long past due that we have a serious national conversation about age. More specifically, we need to face hard facts about age and leadership. We have, in effect, become a gerontocracy — a country governed by old people.
Read MoreRaise the Social Security Age
THOUGHTS ON SOCIAL SECURITY
It’s time to raise the Social Security retirement age. Here’s why:
Read MoreWhere Have All the Flowers Gone?
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?
A.K.A. CHANGING THE HABITS OF A LIFETIME
Random thoughts for Thursday, 5 April 2023.
“Some things had been a lifetime habit, things I engaged in for 50 years. Enthusiastically so. Now, they’re inconsequential memories of a bygone era.”
Read MoreEvangelical Christians Aren’t Against the End of the World — Rather, They’re Actually Praying For It.
“If someone were to propose (The Book of Revelation) as a real prediction, let alone to actually believe it, they would probably be held for psychological evaluation.”
Read MoreThe Most Boring Man in America
I’ve received several messages lately asking why I’m not writing about the Trump indictment. That’s a fair question, especially given that I’ve written and posted extensively over the past seven years on the overflowing toilet that is everything connected to Trump.
Trump was, is, always has been, and always will be–an overflowing toilet. Disgusting and horrible, and yet we couldn’t peel our eyes away, and we certainly couldn’t ignore the horror.
Until now.
Read MoreI’ve never been to ???
AN UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTION — EDITION 217
Fill in the blank on the following question:
Read MorePeople won’t believe me when I say I’ve never been to __________ .
Beauty Has No Expiration Date
This is wonderful.
Kudos to Vogue for placing Apo Whang-Od on the magazine’s cover. At age 106, she is the oldest person ever to grace any cover of Vogue.
Perhaps the lesson here is that beauty is beautiful, in all of its forms. Beauty has no expiration date.
I love this.
Read MoreMy Muse
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