Year: 2024

It’s days like today that make me question humanity’s sanity. Nothing seems to be happening which gives me time to think about what’s important. As I opened my computer, coffee in hand, there wasn’t much news, no “breaking” news about whether President Biden would bow to efforts to get him to step down, no headlines…

Let’s face it, Biden’s odds of winning in November are getting worse with each passing day. And they were not that good before his meltdown during the debate if we are honest. It’s a no brainer that the President should step down, relinquish his hold on his committed delegates from the primaries and enthusiastically support…

Today is my 84th birthday. I usually don’t make much fuss about my birthday. I’m terrible at remembering birthdays and have always been amused about how much some people make of them. Sometimes I think I only remember mine since it is the day after Bastille Day which celebrates French independence. All people have birthdays…

“The ongoing tragedy of American politics has reached a new low as it has been revealed that former president Donald Trump initiated and orchestrated his own fake assassination during his political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania yesterday. Without question, this heinous act confirms his pathological character and trumps even the worst of his previous machinations. Interviews…

With the presidential election bearing down on us amid the meltdown about Biden and the continued absurdity of Trump, I can’t help but liken it to a parody of Saturday Night Live. You’ve got to pinch yourself to see if we are really living this nightmare! We are choosing our next president from a pool…

It would be difficult not to get caught up with the public bloodletting of President Biden since his disastrous performance during the first presidential debate. That is unless you live under a rock. It has been playing out to a relentless drum beat led by the media, outspoken Democrats and the cautiously gleeful Republican opposition….

Last night I slept with the windows open, listening to the katydids sing, enjoying the cool and quiet of the evening. After too long an absence, I’m back at Potlatch in the north Georgia mountains where time moves slowly, a place well suited for contemplating the crises faced by our nation and the larger world…

After Biden’s disastrous performance in the recent presidential debate, the question has become whether he should be replaced as the Democratic candidate. Should he be or not be the standard bearer? During the past several days calls for him to step down have reached a crescendo, put forth by pundits and politicians, potential voters and…

Let’s face it, President Biden came out flat and did a poor job in last night’s first presidential debate. He certainly did not instill confidence in the voters with his halting performance. Predictably Donald Trump was, as Tom Friedman wrote in this morning’s New York Times, a “firehose of lies” as usual. While the “watch…

Bronson K. Springstead, DVM 1936 – 2024 Recently, I lost another friend, one whom so many of us will sorely miss. Unfortunately, this is the burden of old age, but it doesn’t make it any easier to accept. In this case, we lost more than a person, we lost an American icon. “Bronco” was a…