Category Archives: American Way

Xmas Globe Shopping With Trump

Little Donnie has been busy making his Christmas list to send to Santa. Along with his annual requests for bottles of hard-to-find QT Self-Tanner for that perfect vintage shade of orange, he’s been spanning the globe for gifts. Literally. On

Xmas Globe Shopping With Trump

Little Donnie has been busy making his Christmas list to send to Santa. Along with his annual requests for bottles of hard-to-find QT Self-Tanner for that perfect vintage shade of orange, he’s been spanning the globe for gifts. Literally. On

Again

AGAIN Only 2 days ago I was trying hard to absorb the fact that The Sandy Hook Children who were killed on December 14, would now be 18. Those children would never graduate High School this year. It was heartbreaking

Again

AGAIN Only 2 days ago I was trying hard to absorb the fact that The Sandy Hook Children who were killed on December 14, would now be 18. Those children would never graduate High School this year. It was heartbreaking

A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch

I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled

A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch

I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled

No News Good News-Where Have You Gone Walter Cronkite?

Right now no news is good news. I have been microdosing the news recently. The shock and tumult from the disastrous Presidential election was too much. Like having a violent bout of food poisoning, my delicate system can’t digest the

No News Good News-Where Have You Gone Walter Cronkite?

Right now no news is good news. I have been microdosing the news recently. The shock and tumult from the disastrous Presidential election was too much. Like having a violent bout of food poisoning, my delicate system can’t digest the

We Weep With Lady Liberty-Tears For Fears

America weeps with Lady Liberty…as our tears turn to fears. “Give me your tired, your poor…” “…from shithole countries… a massive invasion at our southern border has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease, and destruction to communities all across our land…

We Weep With Lady Liberty-Tears For Fears

America weeps with Lady Liberty…as our tears turn to fears. “Give me your tired, your poor…” “…from shithole countries… a massive invasion at our southern border has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease, and destruction to communities all across our land…

A Veterans Day Tradition Operation Army Jacket

What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear to me. Like most men of Dad’s generation, silence was a heroic virtue. Just as the memories of the

A Veterans Day Tradition Operation Army Jacket

What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear to me. Like most men of Dad’s generation, silence was a heroic virtue. Just as the memories of the

I Cry for America

On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “ I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer here to witness the

I Cry for America

On the morning after the Presidential election in 2016, the first person who called me was my father, whose words were “ I’m sitting shiva.” Shocked and in despair we mourned together. He is no longer here to witness the

Election Day 2024-A Survival Guide

Let the day drinking begin! This is no day for kale. There may be those who can be comforted by Chamomile tea but if ever there was a time for stress eating sugar and white flour it is Election Day

Election Day 2024-A Survival Guide

Let the day drinking begin! This is no day for kale. There may be those who can be comforted by Chamomile tea but if ever there was a time for stress eating sugar and white flour it is Election Day

A Sign of Hope

I woke up Monday morning to discover that someone had stolen my Harris Walz sign from the front of my house.  With just 24 hours left until the election, the theft felt pointless. But it also felt mean. Cruel even.

A Sign of Hope

I woke up Monday morning to discover that someone had stolen my Harris Walz sign from the front of my house.  With just 24 hours left until the election, the theft felt pointless. But it also felt mean. Cruel even.

Weird-Ohs

It can’t be said enough.  Republicans are just plain weird. From Deranged Donald, JD the Jerk Off, and Maniac Marge to Looney Toons Lindsey, Creepy  Ted Cruz,  and Koo-Koo Kerry Lake, this bunch of GOP misfits bear a striking resemblance

Weird-Ohs

It can’t be said enough.  Republicans are just plain weird. From Deranged Donald, JD the Jerk Off, and Maniac Marge to Looney Toons Lindsey, Creepy  Ted Cruz,  and Koo-Koo Kerry Lake, this bunch of GOP misfits bear a striking resemblance