Earth Day, 2026 Paid Members Public
My wife and I have been to 50 national parks. Ken Burns is right. These parks are America’s best idea. And it’s a distinctly American invention, starting with Yellowstone National Park in 1872. Since then the world has followed our lead, and you can find thousands of national
We All Do Our Part Paid Members Public
Running for Congress It's easy to write a sometimes-snarky few paragraphs about how dysfunctional, inept, and destructive the United States Congress has become. And by this I mean the Republicans who are running the show under the direction of their imperial leader in the White House and their
Ronnie Jackson to the Rescue Paid Members Public
I recently read about a South African car salesman’s desire to fire 83,000 people from the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has a merry band of youthful apprentices, and together they called themselves “doge.” You might have heard of it. I believe the proper pronunciation is “doggy.” So
The Nuttiness around Amarillo’s AEDC Paid Members Public
I’m going to regret this. The thing about watching an implosion of our dear local governance is to acknowledge we, the people, elect some of the most incompetent boneheads to sit in front of microphones and talk in circles, all the while forgetting they’re there to do work
Scammers Redux Paid Members Public
One time, as was my hobby, I was on my hands and knees furiously scrubbing the carpet of cat barf. This was in the Old Days where phones were connected by a copper wire and each phone had a companion piece of tech called an “answering machine” (the most direct
