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May 7, 2018 Vic Socotra

Arrias: The Birth of Tyranny

Michael Caputo is a media strategist who worked for the Trump campaign. He was in the news last week commenting on the ongoing investigation by Robert Mueller and how it dramatically damaged his life: even though he was just called as a witness, the cost of dealing with the various legal issues has essentially bankrupted […]

May 4, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Road Travel Photos

I motorcycled many tens of thousands of miles of blue highway country that took me through, over and by mountains, fields, forests, prairies,lake shores, river valleys and ocean beaches. Fences of all types now and then marked these landscapes. During the early years we would stop infrequently if not haphazardly to contemplate the unexpected beauty […]

May 3, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Notes from Beyond the Planet of the Apps

Notes from Beyond the Planet of the Apps 2028: Down-low on the Daily Upload We had not yet left the Hostess City. From the surrounding stuff in which the sources notes for this piece were sandwiched, I penned them in 2019. I was sitting in a comfy worn brown leather chair with my feet propped […]

May 1, 2018 Vic Socotra

Arrias: The Perils of Socialism

Here’s an experiment: write down everything you’ll need for the next year. Everything: the simple stuff like how many boxes of oatmeal or toilet-paper rolls, and the hard stuff: how many new cell phones you’ll need because one broke or one was lost. How many times will the plumber need to come out to the […]

April 23, 2018 Vic Socotra

Japan-gazer Update — April 23, 2018

平成30年4月23日 = (30th Year of Heisei Era, 4th Month, 23rd Day) – – – – – = This week’s poem: It Happens Rain falls Wind blows Mind wanders I suppose Light fades Time flows Can’t remember So it goes Tomorrow Never knows… { From my Blog: https://carllafong.blogspot.jp } – – – – – = 5 […]

April 10, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Caffeinated Compulsion at Forsyth Park

I was enjoying some quality coffee time at one of the sidewalk tables at the Sentient Bean. I had a fabulous view of the southern end of Forsyth Park with its azaleas in full bloom, It was the first true day of a much delayed spring here in the Hostess City. The early morning commuters […]

April 4, 2018 Vic Socotra

Postcard From The Swamp #36

Yeah, I am going to get to the taxes. Maybe. Another surreal weekend and half week so far here. I remember being little and very concerned when word spread about his heart attack, hoping we would be OK. If only we knew what was coming…..The Grateful Dead were right. And in other developments….. This image […]

March 29, 2018 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Road Mountain Smoke (August 1971)

Postcard: Early Morning Mist in the Great Smoky Mountains I rode my Honda 175 from the upper Midwest to my new home in North Carolina. This was day two of the longest motorcycle journey I have attempted. It might be over 800 miles when I total up the legs. The 10.5 cubic inch powered motorcycle […]

March 28, 2018 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Tariffs and Politics

Last week President Trump imposed tariffs on, among other things, Chinese steel and aluminum, as well as placing restrictions on various investments by China in US markets. Commentary mainly seems to have come down in opposition to the move, noting the US has a $375 billion trade deficit with China; that many of our consumer […]