windyaugust For those of us left of center, who have been disappointed over and over again by Democratic administrations who promise change and deliver no change, at least we will not be disappointed by the Trump administration. It is exceeding expectations for awful at every turn. The only wild card is the obvious trust and confidence …
Did anyone catch that picture of Drumpf’s meeting with the Silicon Valley people this week? First of all, the press was “ushered out” before the meeting got underway, so the picture shows the attitudes before the meeting. They might have changed. Might. What you see on those faces is distaste. What you see on the …
The first snow on the tops of the mountains On a hike above Arroyo Seco
While the spectacle of crass that is the Trump campaign rolls on, little islands of common ground are cropping up. They are islands of decency in a sea of spineless partisanship: Republicans are disavowing Trump’s attack on the Gold Star Khan family. It is possible that Trump is actually clinically unhinged, but he could just …
I have taken to heart a friend’s reminder that watching films or television in a foreign language is a great way to learn that language. I devoured Netflix’s Marco Polo. Stunning visuals: Night sky Burning sparrows returning home as a strategy of war Lone rider Kokachin at the tree Marco chasing Kokachin Riders Another lone …
Gerry Mander’s excellent book Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television points out that we take in television as if it is real: we believe it in a way we do not believe either movies or books. Another thing I have noticed is that I form attachments even to villains, on television shows. Those two …
This is one of my favorite images from Montana. And it pretty much sums up what Trump is selling, stripped of his facile lies.
It’s the same old same old misogyny. Susan Faludi laid it all out in her 1991 book Backlash. The more women have gained, the more push-back there is from the forces ever arrayed against progress. It’s the same old same old for Hillary. No other American politician has endured anywhere near the unrelenting vicious attacks …
It’s still “if it bleeds, it leads.” Even Secretary of State John Kerry has declared terrorism to be a more urgent threat than climate change. It is more abjectly terrifying and immediate, sure. Maybe it’s just about the choice of word: “urgent.” Urgent is now, climate change is still and ever tomorrow (until it’s not). …
Shira and I are working up the menu for a dinner party next week. First item decided upon is a variation on the greek salad: Cucumber, quartered and sliced thin Black botija olives, pitted and quartered Fresh goat feta, diced Green onions, chopped Umeboshi vinegar, a few splashes Extra virgin olive oil, a few splashes …