Happy New Year. To those of us in California, I hope you are weathering the storm. It has been a crazy first couple of weeks for the national GOP. Speaker McCarthy has already been a trash fire. Here is my take on things. First off, remember back to when Donald Trump was elected President. First…
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Projectile Vomiting in Tracy
Folks, this blog may make you want to throw bleach over your eyes. It’s that bad. Jeffrey Pribble, a varsity football coach and teacher at Tracy High School, was arrested last week after police said his cell phone was found recording students in the boys’ locker room. Pribble, who began coaching at Tracy High School…
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This post is about willful ignorance and my frustration with it. Folks, over the last year, I have been crystal clear about the intricacies of navigating the legal and ethical dilemmas that I have encountered in my relationship with my special friend. The basic frustration that I have is that Americans tend to think that…
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Trigger Warning: the following post discusses mature issues such as body parts, reproduction, family relations, and other stuff. If you are thin skinned, narcissistic, or easily offended then stop reading now. You have been warned. I will give you a countdown to change to another article. 5 4 3 2 1 Ok, thanks for sticking…
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Saturday, the wife and I were on our way to eat lunch at Good Grief. Per their t-shirt, Good Grief claims a population of three people, two dogs, and one grumpy guy. The restaurant at Good Grief is about 45 minutes from our house. We got about a mile down the road when we ran…
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Back when we lived in “the state that shall not be named”, one option for people cutting the cord was over the air television; however, here in North Idaho that option may not be available. I say “may” because I don’t really know and have yet to get an authoritative answer. Nobody that I have…
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Yep, I hereby dissent. We should stay out of the war in the Middle East. (In general, we should stay out of anybody else’s wars including Ukraine. In fairness, I am trying to be consistent.) For the purposes of this blog post, my complaint is not so much against Israel or its government but against…
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There is a saying in life, don’t let a group of whackos hijack the group you belong to. Well maybe not, but there ought to be. Anyway, I said it. Well, what happened this past week in the GOP House Caucus is exactly what that saying of mine is all about. The House Democrats and…
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Loyal readers, the blog still maintains a co-headquarters here in the People’s Republic of California. We are unsure of where Troll lays his head at night, but we know for a fact it is not near; Hope Hicks, Lolo Jones, Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, or any other of his pop tarts or flavors of the…
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One theme that all the editorial staff can agree on here at the blog is Donald Trump’s biggest enemy is himself. The man has been indicted several times, been blamed for starting a riot on January 6th, but nothing seems to stick. He literally might be made of Teflon! Check out this wild statement by…












