So, it’s Romney and Ryan, the Republican Dream Team for November. Going into the campaign, what will the R-R combo remind you of? The Rolls-Royce of billionaires? The Retro-Repo Men? The Rail-Roading of America? GR-R-R-R-R!
What happens to Ann Romney’s dancing horse Rafalca now that the poor beast has flunked out of the Olympic dressage competitions in London? Given all the negative publicity about this poor rich mare (surely a nightmare for Mitt’s handlers), will the Romneys continue to take Rafalca’s $77,000-a-year upkeep off their tax deductions? Or will they…
Clint Eastwood’s endorsement of Mitt Romney in Idaho last Friday did not really surprise me. The endorsement probably made Mitt’s day, but whether this will have any SUDDEN IMPACT on the electorate, or raise A FEW DOLLARS MORE for the billionaire’s presidential campaign, remains to be seen. Actually, I have a confession to make. I…
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that former Kansas University forward Thomas Robinson “fought off the tears” when he learned that the Sacramento Kings had made him their choice in the first round of this year’s NBA draft. “I made it,” Robinson was quoted as saying, exhaling between sentences. “I mean, I made it…” Meanwhile, we are…
Voters in Wisconsin get to decide at the polls today whether to keep Gov. Scott Walker or to kick him out of office. Besides Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Were Made for Walker,” a lot of other pop songs come to mind which seem peculiarly appropriate for whatever outcome awaits the governor at the end of…
KeeWee, the new queen of my household, is two years old today. Back in Holland, her noble ancestors were bred to guard the barges, but she did not want to have a thousand barges floating ostentatiously down the Kaw to mark her special day. Her Royal Highness prefers to celebrate quietly with her favorite sweet…
Some friends and I are spending the afternoon of this Memorial Day watching an opera on DVD, a performance of Leos Janacek’s FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD. Afterwards, we will go to the backyard to spend a few moments with my two faithful and valiant pups, IMELDA (20 May 1987–13 October 1997) and MYKEE…
Although I’m a lapsed Catholic, every year on Good Friday I have some friends over to observe the holyday in some fashion. At last year’s gathering, I served Rusty Nails along with Hot Cross Buns from Wheatfield’s Bakery in Lawrence. Any suggestions for what I should offer my guests this year? WWJD? The “D” is…
Now that former Vice President Dick Cheney has had a successful heart transplant, I cannot help but wonder whether the organ donor was a Democrat, an American who voted for Change in the last election. Will the hugely disgruntled and mostly dyspeptic 71-year-old Cheney now have a sudden change of heart to become a kinder,…
I am grateful for all the comforting words and sentiments which have been sent my way ever since I shared the sad news of Mykee’s death. While I am still trying to decide whether or not to get another keeshond to fill the void which Mykee left behind, yesterday I bought a young canary, to…