New Grumpy Blog… January 15, 2012

I’ve started a new blog, The Grumpy Stoic, for anyone interested in the philosophy of Stoicism and my exploration of it. It is somewhat tentative for the moment, as the first post will explain. Comments welcome, with the usual provisos.

New Lionesque Blog… June 11, 2011

The Lion (that would be me) has a new blog, dedicated solely to reviewing books, of which I have way too many, so many that I might as well talk about them and foist off on y’all what I think about them. Grumpy Lion Reviews Books  (Catchy name, eh?)

Must see! May 3, 2011

Go look! Spinny Liberal

The Wedding April 29, 2011

A few stray thoughts… The Lion has never seen so many women in one place wearing hats. But ‘hats’ may not necessarily describe properly the headgear on display in Westminster this morning. Strange sights, strange sights. The problem with royal marriages is that nothing can live up to the incredible pageantry of the wedding. The [...]

Think Sarah Palin’s Outrage Is Real? Think Again, Because You’re Wrong. June 15, 2009

Apparently she forgot about videotape, the internet, and good old-fashioned human memory. And apparently so has the mainstream media, because none of them have called her out on her history. Here’s ten reasons why the woman is a fake, a phony, a hypocrite, and dangerously stupid. Technorati Tags: Sarah Palin, Republicans, David Letterman

Go Washington! Best Baseball On Television June 3, 2009

As his millions of dedicated readers know, The Lion is no fan of baseball, especially the professional game, which he regards as overhyped, narcissistic, and egotistic. And boring. But for several days now The Lion has been watching, avidly, the Women’s College World Series of fast-pitch softball. Now that’s exciting baseball. Emotional and emotionally committed. [...]

Mookie R.I.P 11.20.2008 November 20, 2008

  He liked when I rubbed my finger under his chin.

Call For A General Strike November 6, 2007. September 15, 2007

In the October Harper’s magazine Garret Keizer, in the Notebook pages, calls for a general strike on November 6, 2007 across the country. It’s on the newsstands, I believe, but not online at the Harper’s site yet. He calls for the people to retake the government. To strike until Bush and Cheney are removed. Send [...]

AT&T, Comcast Purchase Department Of Justice, U.S. Fees For Service To Rise; World Snickers September 7, 2007

What is there to say? Go read this short article. Work out the logic. Prepare to be crushed by monopolistic practices favored by Republicans and the Republican Gonzales ‘Justice’ Department. Oh, what the hell, here’s quote from the article: The companies, which have not announced plans to start charging, have pledged not to block or [...]

Bush, Bush, and Reagan: Fiscal Insanity From The Republicans September 2, 2007

In case you missed it, Doonesbury in today’s Globe points out that of the nine trillion dollars in debt racked up by the United States since 1776, George W. Bush and his father are responsible for over fifty percent. And when you add Reagan’s ditzy economic performance, the three of them account for seventy percent, [...]