South Of Someplace

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The Best Debates

The best debates are the ones that we have with ourselves.

Bill and Janice

Janice Dickinson is suing Bill Cosby. I want to know when she's going to sue her plastic surgeon.

We Are Not Extremists

I don't judge Muslims by the actions of ISIS, Hezbollah, or al Qaeda. I don't just Christians by the actions of the Klan, the IRA, or people who bomb women's health clinics.

Barbarians are barbarians. The rest of us are just trying to live decent lives.

Sunday, March 27, 2016

A Canadian Perspective On Weather

Someone actually said this to me yesterday in Montreal when the temperature was at 1 degree Celcius (34 F).

"The weather's BEAUTIFUL today, yeah? This whole week it's supposed to be above zero!"

Saturday, March 26, 2016

The Taxiway

The Embraer 145 is one of the smallest aircraft that I have ever boarded. It would be an understatement to say that I couldn't stand up straight in its cabin. Doing so was torturous.

When our tiny craft queued on the taxiway behind a massive Boeing 777, the size of the much larger plane made an impression. It was like flying toward the Starship Enterprise in a Shuttlecraft.

I predicted to my travel companion that we would wait on the runway for several minutes in order to give the "heavy" a head start. Large aircraft create considerable turbulence in their wake; it's not advisable to follow them closely.

As predicted, we waited for about four minutes before ascending into thick, rain-filled clouds. Visibility was zero in the first few minutes of the flight. I was hoping that the heavy had put many miles between us.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Sweet Caffeine

You alone are my mistress today

Irresistible, sensual angel

Wrap me in your soft, smooth arms

Let me lean back deeply

Into the warmth of your nurturing breast

Take me

Kiss me

Elevate me

From mundanity

In our private moments together

I need you now

I need your warmth

So badly

I give myself to you

With abandon

Friday, March 18, 2016

Current Temperature

New York: 57F

Montréal: 34F

So much for socialized health care!

;-)

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

If the Senate Republicans refuse to hold confirmation hearings for President Obama's nominé, 63-year-old Merrick Garland, I won't complain.

When President Clinton comes into office in January, she can fill that looming vacancy with a 34-year-old Native American pro-choice anti-NRA conservationist lesbian feminist whose life partner is a Muslim civil rights attorney from Hollywood and openly breast feeds the couple's baby in public.

Because procrastination comes with a price - especially when it defies the Constitution.

Dreaming In Chaos

I just had a horrible dream. I found myself in a big room surrounded by second graders, except that in the dream, the kids were in charge. It was chaos. Everything was disorganized. Without adult supervision, the children got into all sorts of mischief. They squabbled, broke things, and made a huge mess of the place.

I tried to get the kids to settle down, but they refused to listen. I did my best to tidy up after them, but it was hopeless. It was so frustrating. I wanted to get out of there.

Suddenly, I realized that this wasn't a dream at all. I wasn't in a school surrounded by unruly children. I was at work; this crazy place was my office.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Everything Is Okay - The Bachelor Is On!

Am I concerned about the violence that has erupted at recent political events? Yes, I am. But at least the people involved are passionate about the political process.

I am more concerned about the millions of would be voters who are more interested in what happened this week on 'The Bachelor' than with what happens in our elections.