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Predictable

Cover art for Predictable, by Good Charlotte, via Wikipedia.org I saw the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at a school function with a bunch of classmates, and most of us were talking through the film – including several people providing a running commentary and almost everyone adding comments. At one point, I was accused of having seen the film and of trying to spoil it by telling everyone about coming gags and scenes. For obvious reasons, I stopped commenting, but the accusati

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Imagination Library

Polly Darton, via Muppet Wiki Dolly Parton was a cultural icon, and her list of accomplishments and accolades is truly astonishing. Describing her as a “singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman” represents a profound level of understatement, but I guess we need to start somewhere. Referring to her as 'Queen of Country' is a bit closer, with over 50 albums of her own, over 200 compilation albums, 25 Number One songs, 41 Top 10 country albums, over 100 million record sales

Oct 143 min read

Thanks Again Dr Fauci!

Dr Anthony Fauci, beside Trump (the best of us, beside the worst), via Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump’s first presidency was a global embarrassment, starting with the so-called ‘Muslim ban’, and ending with the January 6th insurrection. And then, in 2020, came COVID-19. This was a major global event, and there was no perfect course of action. There were a lot of bad ones, though, and Trump selected many of them. Selecting Alex Azar for Health and Human Services was not necess

Aug 194 min read

Is it Time to Panic?

“Beware of the Leopard”, from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, via Wikimedia Commons In the classic scene from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (I refer, of course, to the 1981 TV version), Arthur Dent confronts the person trying to bulldoze his house, who explains that the plans for the demolition had been placed on display. “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar.” “That’s the display department.” “With a torch.” “The lights had probably gone.” “So had t

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