The Billy Pulpit

We have always purchased the 1 gallon bottles of the Alpine water at Trader Joe’s 3 bottles at a time because it makes the coffee taste better.  I mean, not “always,” but ever since last summer (or was it 2 summers ago now?) that we lost our under sink reverse osmosis filtration system in the … Continue reading Trader Joe’s in the Time of the COVID →

Our Vons is on the way home from the Park ‘N’ Ride, so I often stop there to get a bottle of Cabernet, or a bottle of Korbel, or a 12-pack of PBR, or a steak, or some chicken, or some DayQuil and tissues, or a birthday card, or a Mega Millions ticket, or “healthy … Continue reading Panic Buying at Our Vons →

No, I am not OK with a Senator who threatens a Supreme Court Justice.  Or any judge. And I am not OK with a Senator sitting on the valid nomination of a fully qualified jurist to the Supreme Court. And I am not OK with a President who presumes and then pronounces that a judge … Continue reading I Am Not OK With This →

In 7th grade at Our Lady of the Catechism school, back when the streets were full of Vietnam War protesters and LBJ was deciding he wouldn’t run for a second elected term and my Dad stood in the living room staring at the TV with his hands on his hips and shook his head and … Continue reading Divide and Conquer →

Tonight’s Bus story Today was Presidents Day (no apostrophe), which is a holiday where I work, although I was surprised that so many friends my age didn’t realize it was a holiday.  Some had to think about what day it is, period.  I guess they measure the days by what’s on TV. Daytona 500 today, … Continue reading The Moreton Bay Fig →

Republicans chanting?To Trump, it’s all about respect. Lies. Lies. And more lies. Who is that fat-faced fuck wad who keeps giving thumbs up? More lies. He is bragging about reducing the number of food stamp and welfare recipients. He’s calling it a “blue collar boom.” 12,000 new factories in 3 years?  Fact check! Now he … Continue reading What I would’ve live-tweeted tonight, if I live-tweeted →

First of all, a confession:  These are not necessarily chronological chronicles, nor did they all take place in the same place at the same time, nor are they all completely factual, important, or historical.  I’m not even sure they are “Chronicles” because I didn’t look up the meaning of chronicles. I have spent more time … Continue reading The Greensboro Chronicles: Chapter One →

In the 60’s, before the turn of the century, the girls who went to Our Lady of the Catechism School with me all took to knitting during lunch period one year, and it looked interesting to me, so I asked if I could join them.  They welcomed me.  This was before, when kids could still … Continue reading Gender fluidity; or, the Science Behind Gender Selection →

[Honky-Tony music has a TICka-TICka-TICka-TICka beat.] I had megalomaniacal plans  to write all about my 2-week visit with Marilyn (my granddaughter) in Greensboro in near Live Tweet time  and garner a million-plus followers. I was overwhelmed the first 36 hours, but I managed to find the laptop and the power cord and scratch out general … Continue reading The Greensboro Chronicles Preface →

On the bus ride home tonight, we were slowed more than expected by a Sig-Alert (10-East, right 2 lanes at Holt), but I was Chill, with no home obligations and S1:E1 of “Mindhunter” on my  Netflix because Sam Jackson recommended it to me on Twitter this morning and now this evening the DirecTV app on … Continue reading Tonight’s Bus Story: Stopping to Help Others →