Last week I wrapped up a successful run of “White Christmas” at the Cedar Falls Community Playhouse. We entertained over twenty five hundred people who seemed quite delighted with the romantic optimism of the Irving Berlin score and the Broadway adaptation of the 1954 Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney classic. I, too, was caught up in the…
Kiddie Pools and Jack Daniels
I don’t believe in pre-destination or that a higher authority, moment to moment, guides us in any particular direction. I believe that the universe is a physically logical, mathematically consistent domain that is populated by infinitely capricious events. As human beings, trying to navigate this existence with meaning, so as to be less fearful of…
The Pot Calls the Kettle Black
Lately, as we’ve been talking about entitlement programs and the taxes they create, some people have been bringing up Corporate Welfare. It’s a term that I’ve tossed around as one of the great inequities of the welfare argument, but admittedly I used it mostly as a liberal talking point more than anything else. Certainly the…
Another Fine Mess!
“Here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into!” said Oliver Hardy to Stan Laurel every time Stan had, indeed, gotten them into another fine mess. That’s also what Republicans are saying to Democrats and what Democrats and saying to Republicans with regard to the latest high concept blockbuster: The Fiscal Cliff. If this were a…
Now what?
The political arguments on Facebook have pretty much ground to a halt. There are a few jabs here and there regarding basic philosophical differences between sides, but the daily attacks on what politicians have said, not said, done, or have not done, have pretty much fallen by the wayside. I’m going to be really honest…I…
Child’s Play
Remember the game show “Concentration”? There was a numbered grid and when a contestant picked a number, it would flip to reveal a piece of a prize. The contestant would now try to remember where they previously saw a matching piece, and if they did, they would call out that number. If it was, indeed,…
Give a Man a Fish
I travel a lot and often overhear conversations in airports and restaurants regarding politics. The arguments that are anti-Obama and anti-left, are usually the same. “Liberals want to spend, spend, spend” and “America is broke because of Obama” along with “My hard work is paying for lazy people.” The consensus from the right (that I hear…
I’ve Got Blisters On My Fingers!
My eyes are a little bloodshot this morning. I stayed up late and partied with a lot of Democrats. It wasn’t a celebration from the start, but by 11pm the shots started coming out. When Iowa was announced “blue” I broke down and cried (that’s the real reason for my bloodshot eyes!). So many worked…
WTF?
It’s Election Day! Finally! What a joy to watch the news this morning without one, single, political ad. I feel like I wielded a sword in this fight, but I also feel like I should have worked harder for the candidates I support. I could’ve given more money, maybe, or attended more rallies, I think, or maybe I should have…
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Half Price Drinks!
I keep hearing that my individual liberties are being threatened under the Obama Administration and that America is heading down the “wrong path.” I hear this from conservatives who write into this blog and on my Facebook page and their proclamations are often reiterated by leading Republicans. Every time I hear it I say to…