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Politics and Judges

I can’t stand what I know about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. His wife is a shrill shill for the far right, he took expensive vacations with a far right billionaire and his rulings stink of politics. He dissents anything that doesn’t sound ultra-conservative an espouses anything that does. He clearly led the decision onContinue reading “Politics and Judges”

Cat sitting

Cat sitting is easier than dog sitting. It just is. We agreed to pet sit for my daughter’s cat this week, in London. She lives in a flat in central London (our flat, actually), and the cat spends most of her time indoors. She goes outside when supervised by my daughter and her boyfriend, butContinue reading “Cat sitting”

Biking in Holland

After our long ski weekend in Zermatt, Switzerland, we popped over to the Netherlands to embark on our planned 3-day biking trip. Firstly, before you get confused, Holland is not the same as Netherlands. The Netherlands is the whole country; Holland is comprised of two of the 12 provinces in Netherlands. So there. Our adventureContinue reading “Biking in Holland”

Zermatt

This week I spent five days in Switzerland. It’s been a while since I had been here and that had always on business. This time it was to see my girls! Dale and I flew to Zurich and spent a day in that lovely city. Dale insisted on going to the FIFA museum in ZurichContinue reading “Zermatt”

Fear v Hope

The more I read and the more I listen (and the older I get) the more I tend to oversimplify. Today I am simplifying the difference between how people try to inspire and motivate us using either fear or hope. Politics is a great place to start, so let’s start there. Is Donald Trump theContinue reading “Fear v Hope”

Why are these people elected?

Caveat – my leanings are leftward. I do believe in a liberal society. I do think we should have better gun control, legal abortions, combat racism and national health care. Okay, now that’s out of the way…. What the fuck are people thinking about when voting for idiots like Marjorie Taylor-Greene, Matt Gaetz, Bobert, andContinue reading “Why are these people elected?”

Do my kids still need taking care of?

When your kids are young you do anything and everything to protect them and care for them. You worry about negative things happening to them, even though you know they need to learn many lessons for themselves. You are quick to come to their defense after any transgression – a bully, an unfair teacher orContinue reading “Do my kids still need taking care of?”

Don’t be afraid to take risks

I remember when I was young that some people spoke about wisdom that is acquired only with experience. This sounded like you had to get old before you knew things, or knew enough to be successful (whatever that may mean to any one of us). In my periods of introspection, now that I appear toContinue reading “Don’t be afraid to take risks”

I buy books for Christmas

Okay, I actually buy books all the time. I am counting on the fact that my wife never reads my musings, because this topic is one we argue about regularly. She doesn’t understand why I am forever buying books and taking up space all over the house (but primarily in my office, so wtf). ThisContinue reading “I buy books for Christmas”

Thanksgiving

When I was young I loved Thanksgiving. I think it was my favorite holiday. Low stress due to lack of gift-giving pressure, lots of eating and drinking and those are things I do quite well, and enjoy. Thanksgiving is still a nice holiday, and the meal is quite a reward, but it isn’t top choiceContinue reading “Thanksgiving”