Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. For the entirety of President Bush junior’s second term, and for the part of the first, that the US had troops in Afghanistan, the press, and the self-proclaimed “Intelligencia” have been shrieking that we need to get our troops out of Afghanistan. Ah, but under President Obama,…
I am writing this from the airport in a city where I used to live. It’s been decades since this town was considered “home” for me, and I have been back a few times since then. My first time returning here it was shocking to see how much it had grown and how the skyline…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a seat folks and let’s talk. The New York Times makes frequent appearances in my discussions. There’s a reason for that. I try to read and pay attention to what my political opponents think, believe, and hold to be true. Both because I might want…
I am writing this on an airplane. One row in front of me is a father with a young daughter who is taking her first flight. It’s early and most of the plane is quiet, except for this excited traveler. She is pointing out all of the things she sees: “Look, daddy, the sun…
I was talking recently with someone about coping with travel delays. In that conversation, we evolved to talking about whether we display the same personality traits when we travel that we display in our daily lives. In my daily life, I can be a little uptight. Type A. There are rules that should…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee. So, California is at it again, trying to out-stupid New York. First, in the hypocrisy department, it seems that California, and LA following with a change in municipal laws, have now made it legal to be a street vender. Now,…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a chair, this is going to need something stronger than coffee… I was going to do a movie review this week, as I went to see GLASS over the weekend. But then stupid reared its ugly head. So, before I get into the main topic,…