by JerryTuck | Sep 12, 2013 | Politics
To augment this year’s Academy Awards, I’ve collected my own Best (or Worst) of entertainment for your reading pleasure. The following lumiaries have been designated to receive the coveted Georgie (as in George Washington) Award. Best Actor in a Dramatic Series: John...
by JerryTuck | Aug 29, 2013 | Health and Well Being
I woke up this morning with another headache. And the fear that the house was on fire. Out of bed and on the way to inspect the property without being properly dressed, I finally realized that the smoke from the Rim Fire had returned. Back inside I went to my medicine...
by JerryTuck | Aug 25, 2013 | Politics
Philosophers constantly warn that if we forget the past we are doomed to repeat it. I used to believe that we hadn’t learned a thing from Prohibition since we repeated that same warped piece of legislation with pot. I was wrong. Actually, pot began to be banned in...
by JerryTuck | Aug 25, 2013 | Politics
I’ve always appreciated the “Elephant in The Kitchen” metaphor for dysfunction. Many of us have a resident pachyderm. We just choose to acknowledge it for the sake of harmony and compromise. Still, elephants like drug abuse can turn rogue and tear apart entire...
by JerryTuck | Jul 12, 2013 | Politics
Yes, for those that know me they will immediately counter any of my thoughts with “hey, aren’t you a Raider fan?” True. George Blanda’s incredible field goals and quarterback heroics in 1970 got me hooked. I soon became a season ticket holder...