Tennessee, 1865: Mary-Louise folded the newspaper in half and laid it down and looked at her husband. 'We should at least give President Johnson a chance. He's sayin' he wants to bring the country together. You don't think that's a good idea?' Tennessee, 2020: Roddy turned off the television and looked at his wife. 'You … Continue reading TIME LOOP
Surmise: noun, to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it."he surmised that something must be wrong." See also: guess, conjecture, suspect. I surmise that there is intelligent life form other than ourselves somewhere out there in the universe. I surmise that there is a God, or some God or all the … Continue reading SURMISE
I'm breaking my own rule for once and writing something overtly political: an opinion piece, and it's just my opinion, so feel free to disagree. Regardless of the eventual outcome of the US Presidential election, more Americans have voted for Donald Trump in 2020 than they did in 2016. Let that sink in. Half of … Continue reading REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME
He couldn't control it. He needed it. He wanted it. His desire was insatiable. He could not live without it. It was what he needed more than sex. More than money. More than power. He had to have it. In the middle of the night. At dawn. At dinner. At work. On the golf course. … Continue reading INSATIABLE
'How about this... Americans harnessed electricity,...' 'Yes, very good, Mr. President.' '...we split the atom...' 'Well, sir, technically that was a New Zealander.' '...we gave the world the telephone...' 'That was a Scotsman, Sir' '...and the internet...' 'Tim Berners-Lee was an Englishman working in Switzerland.' '...we settled the Wild West...' 'Maybe don't highlight our record … Continue reading EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK
