Monthly Archives: August 2026

Trump’s Lake America Fantasy

  No body of water is safe from that Sharpie-wielding maniac! “All you need is a pen and intelligence,” boasts Donald Trump as he randomly changes Lake Ontario to Lake America purely on a juvenile, vindictive whim. He may have

Trump’s Lake America Fantasy

  No body of water is safe from that Sharpie-wielding maniac! “All you need is a pen and intelligence,” boasts Donald Trump as he randomly changes Lake Ontario to Lake America purely on a juvenile, vindictive whim. He may have

How My Love Affair With Dogs Began With a Man named Moe

I woke up with Moe on the mind. My dog Moe, was not the first Moe in my life. The Three Stooges notwithstanding, the only other Moe I ever knew was my father’s law partner, who unknowingly was instrumental in

How My Love Affair With Dogs Began With a Man named Moe

I woke up with Moe on the mind. My dog Moe, was not the first Moe in my life. The Three Stooges notwithstanding, the only other Moe I ever knew was my father’s law partner, who unknowingly was instrumental in

Mourning Dolly Parton

I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all

Mourning Dolly Parton

I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all

Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China

We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,

Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China

We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,

What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.

Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a

What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.

Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a

Trump Wigs Out

  Let’s get wiggy with Donald! Another hair-brained business for Trump! © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2026. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly

Trump Wigs Out

  Let’s get wiggy with Donald! Another hair-brained business for Trump! © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2026. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly

The Photograph That Started the Question-The Story Behind a July 4th Photograph and the American Dream it Captured.

When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a

The Photograph That Started the Question-The Story Behind a July 4th Photograph and the American Dream it Captured.

When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a

Portrait of a Patriot  A Picture Perfect July 4th 1962

When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a

Portrait of a Patriot  A Picture Perfect July 4th 1962

When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a