New To This

New To This

“The president’s new at this. He’s new to government, and so he probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between [the Justice Department], FBI and White House. He’s just new to this.” This was Paul Ryan’s...
Spooky, even for Spokane

Spooky, even for Spokane

[This website has a piece of analytics software that tells how many people are looking at various posts, where these readers live, etc. The software does not, as far as I know how to employ it, indicate whether the user is an actual person or some piece of...
You Tell Me

You Tell Me

There’s no tactful way to ask a grown and seemingly-heterosexual man if he’s wearing makeup. Makeup, of any sort, on straight men who aren’t appearing on television isn’t a casually alluded to subject, even here in Seattle, where social liberalism...
Fine vs Fine, or We Need More Than Us and Them

Fine vs Fine, or We Need More Than Us and Them

After last week’s passage of the American Healthcare Act I wrote a piece about the suicide of Paul Ryan’s conscience. Lest I be seen as overly partisan, I’d like to follow up with a few thoughts about Democrats, who, immediately after...
RIP: Paul Ryan’s Conscience

RIP: Paul Ryan’s Conscience

Shoreline, WA: Investigators believe a hastily scribbled note found pinned to the window sill of the Easy Escapes Motel in the 17500 block of Aurora Avenue was written by Paul Ryan’s conscience, portions of which were found splattered upon...