The Rhetorist

Coming or going… staying or leaving… stasis…. Creative personalities dread these words, such situations. World travelers as well. Though it’s possible to be home and not feel at home. It’s possible to have traveled so much one cannot conceive of making another major physical move without good reason. Jobs are  [ Read More ]

The storm is over. It was not what the media hyped it up to be, despite it being an enormous system, though damage is not the measuring stick they want it to be either. But these storms prior to 20th Century media promulgation and expectancy have always been out there  [ Read More ]

I just heard Texas Governor Rick Perry announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination in 2012. My immediate reaction once he opened his mouth, and not expecting anything unusual other than an announcement, was shock and dismay. IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE HEARING GEORGE W. BUSH AGAIN! I cannot think of  [ Read More ]

But for one. Thin. Dime. Celebrity political pundit Lisa Lindo and I took our day trip to the Atlantic shore yesterday for a day unrivaled in earthly delight and splendor. One of the most memorable episodes that sought to spoil the afternoon was an attempt to avoid toll roads. As  [ Read More ]