The most inconsequential midterm election since 2010, and the pending return of the pen and the phone

Crowd gathered before a domed capitol beneath sweeping red, blue, and white forms

Despite the Democrat’s big win and the hyperbolic claims every election cycle that this is the most important in history, not much will change over the next two years if recent history is any indication. Whether you call it a “thumping” like President George W. Bush in 2006 or a “shellacking” like Barack Obama in… Continue reading The most inconsequential midterm election since 2010, and the pending return of the pen and the phone

The media is only getting what’s coming after losing a nine year war against the most powerful man in the known universe

They did whatever they could, however they could, to take Trump out, and they did so in plain view of the public with a plain purpose in mind.  They lost, but now we’re supposed to feel sorry for them, so sorry that they failed to achieve the goal and the person they persecuted, relentlessly, maliciously,… Continue reading The media is only getting what’s coming after losing a nine year war against the most powerful man in the known universe

The Straight Story and the simple genius of David Lynch

The surrealist auteur is known for his mind-bending, time twisting, character warping visions that defy a straightforward rational explanation, but 1999’s The Straight Story takes a simpler and more direct approach for a tale about a man who journeys 240 miles to reconnect with his ailing brother on his riding lawnmower. David Lynch is not… Continue reading The Straight Story and the simple genius of David Lynch