Month: December 2024

I guess you heard that Biden is contemplating giving out pardons to government workers and others whom the president-elect has threatened with prosecution and jail time: their crime, doing their jobs, following the law and not caving in to the MAGA crowd. Above all, apparently, they are suspected of not being loyal to the incoming…

Since the November election, we have been witness to the jockeying of the incoming administration as it gets ready to assume the presidency in January. With speculation galore and the incessant commentary of media pundits, the president-elect has hurriedly nominated unconventional candidates for cabinet posts and other sensitive roles in his government. The noise alone…

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the latest book I’ve read, as it is the best tonic to help one get by the election and move on to thinking about real life instead of suffering through the latest antics by the president-elect. Just published, Heat Deflectors: And 99 Other stories by Darryl Ponicsan…

This Thanksgiving I learned that there is much more to life than worrying about politics, especially naively believing that you can make a difference by speaking out. The reverie at Potlatch and the wholesomeness of it made everything else seem small and dispensable. Since the election I’ve largely shut down, avoiding the news, realizing that…