New week, ya’ll! Local news: We have had some of the urban anger down here on what once were the front lines between Lee’s Army and Grant’s Army. A pair of brothers who had land they did not want to work decided to donate the parcel to the County as a park. It would eventually […]

So, we enter this morning a new month, the eighth of this chaotic year. It is a treat to be part of a historic event that combines so many astonishing things. It is a half century since mass disturbance last plagued our streets and we torched our central cities. Now, here it is again with […]

We are less than a hundred days to the presidential election. It is exciting to be in the midst of crisis and have another one bearing down fast. Here in my home state, absentee voters can cast their ballots up to 45 days in advance, so the time for hard thinking is upon us. Hahaha. […]

Well, here is a week that I have difficulty in understanding. I mean, I might have seen something like the hearing yesterday, but if so, I can’t remember it. We appear to be on the verge of something that is so vast that it (almost) defies my comprehension. I read a note from a progressive […]

(Dr. Fauci is honored by President Bush for his role in locking down SARS) Since everything is political in these last three months before the election, it is interesting to look back at this remarkable year. It is equally interesting that simply remarking on this tumultuous six months is fraught with controversy. It is a […]

We have all been spending a lot of time at home, and judging from the amount of notes in the email string, we are spending too much time in cyberspace. I am not going to launch into another satyric account of our current national disorganization. It is fun to watch and quite spectacular. Since I […]

(Judge Bork, in the old days) I enjoyed our recent dance through the current campaign to overthrow the Government of the United States. It has been great fun to see the drama unfold, and to follow the plays and players in the drama. It took me a while to get in synch with the operational […]

This has been great- a year that will stand forever as a triumph of what uncontrolled money and fervent ideology can do to the most prosperous society our species has produced. I have to stand in honor of the strategy that has brought us to this amazing time in America. I speak as a one-time […]

I am a lucky man with a lot of good friends. I have pals who have experienced all sorts of amazing things. Some common, though still extraordinary. Miracles, really, like the creation and bearing of children. Relationships that worked extraordinarily well, and a testament to the human experience. And relationships that did not work, another […]

Socotra in Print Gentle Readers, I wrote a Socotra this morning, but went a little more hysterical than I chose to be these days. At least in public. If you care for that, it is posted at http://www.vicsocotra.com under the title “The Election.” I would rather highlight the good news that some crazy people have […]