Author: Vic Socotra

Happy New Year!

OK, OK, sorry to drop into the old world. Today is the 30th of September, and according to the accounting system used by your Federal Government, the fiscal year ends tonight at midnight, and a wild new year of digital excitement begins. I think that means we will be on what is called a “Continuing […]

After Midnight

The cavalcade of political emotion continues its inexorable march across our perceptions. Yesterday, it was shrieking about the President’s taxes, and the religious extremism of the latest nominee to the Supreme Court. We won’t know the answer to the debate question until after midnight, though the script is being written in advnce to ensure accuracy. […]

Another Car on the Train

This is a great week coming up! Swimming today, Weds and Friday to keep my energy for the thrills to come! I got an extra bag of popcorn out of the pantry in case anything breaking happens. There are a lot of possibilities. The themes for the big election now have a place to reverberate […]

Arrias: Losing Our Souls – For the Moment

Editor’s Note: This is a piece from Arrias on the nature of life, and some of the real and emotional issues that come with it. We are in a transitional place in our society. This is an example of why it is so profound. In it, I discovered I was an Aristotilian. Arrias approaches from […]

Re-Fi on Wi-Fi

Morning, All! If, like me, you are struggling with what is to come from the circus surrounding our election, you may have thought about what to do with your money. I did the logical thing. I gave up. I have no idea what is in the 401K stockpile, or whether I should ask my broker- […]

Point Loma: Snake Farm

Editor’s Note: Yesterday, we did a run of Marlow’s view of the current travails in the Republic we served. Today, the sky is gray. The big aerial parade over Washington has been postponed again due to weather. They hope to launch again tomorrow. We will see. In a curious way, the airshow seems to presage […]

Swamp Postcard: The Notorious RBG

So, the rioting and occupation of the White House were mostly postponed on the politics surrounding the passing of a historic Supreme Court Justice. Except for the two police officers shot in localized “protests” against a grand jury decision not to try three officers for the “no knock” shooting of Breonna Taylor. Except, as everything […]

Life & Island Times: Left Behind

Editor’s Note: Gentle Readers, the skies above this week have changed from the clear and lovely skies welcoming the change of season to something grayer. Below the clouds there was inspiration, captured by neighbor Matt: Thoughts of what these aircraft and pilots confronted is more in keeping with Marlow’s recent musings on the situation that […]

The Games Go On

This is a view of the back pastures at Refuge Farm yesterday afternoon. It was a magnificent day, Autumn greeting us with a gentle cool wind, cloudless blue skies, and our buzzards wheeling majestically in the heavens above. Our editorial staff wanted to roll with a piece from Marlow that incorporates some of the deep […]

Point Loma: Forrest Has Left the Building…

Editor’s Note: The passing of an influential and sometimes inspiring Supreme Court Justice has already had a striking impact on our electoral process. It has also revealed some interesting deficiencies in our educational process. For example, the notion that we are a “democracy” seems to be widespread. This logically stems from the failure of our […]