Today, I write in support of ugly dogs. The less than perfect ones. The unbathed and ungroomed. The mixed breeds. The mutts. The runts of the litter. And especially the ones without pedigrees or papers - the kind that you’ll never, ever see in the Westminster Dog Show. Those are the dogs that I have … Continue Reading
All of a sudden … things are better
All of a sudden: The Justice Department, FBI and CIA are suddenly competent again Russia isn’t our buddy COVID isn’t a hoax NATO is a good thing, not a bad one Facts are facts We … Continue Reading
Trump showed us who he was four years ago – we should have listened
I read about the letter that House Republicans sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi this weekend asking her to drop - “in the spirit of healing and fidelity to our Constitution" - her efforts to impeach … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water… the ‘Truth is what I believe it is’ edition
Come Heller high water … So, do you believe? Not in Santa Claus. I mean do you believe that dead people elected Biden? Do you believe that the … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the ‘three weeks to go’ edition
Come Heller high water … Spoiler alert: This is entirely – from stem to stern and tip to top - a Trump-bashing column. I would be derelict in my … Continue Reading
Tempted not to vote again? Yer killin’ me, Smalls
"Fanaticism is the danger of the world. It always has been and has done untold harm." - Bertrand Russell Two startling factoids: Only 60 … Continue Reading
Stop making excuses, just wear the damned mask
More than 130,000 of our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents and friends have succumbed to COVID-19 so far. That’s … Continue Reading
The return of Moon Dimple: Election Genius
“Well, I guess that’s it, it’s over,” said my back home pal Moon Dimple. “Some context would help,” I said. “You know. The election.” What I knew … Continue Reading
Guest Column: Relinquishing the safety of silence on race
By Bob Campbell A typical evening, Max began hounding me for his daily walk around the block. The golden hour for him seems to fall around seven … Continue Reading
Sorry, your right to free speech doesn’t apply to my platform
President Trump, who clearly never read Pinocchio as a child, is furious at Twitter for labeling several of his tweets as false. OK, yes, … Continue Reading
