Author Archives: oddmanout215

I do not recall, y’all

Posted on November 22, 2017 by oddmanout215

My hard drive died last week, just like that, as if my laptop had had a heart attack. It’s the ideal way to go if you’re old — boom, lights out, that wasn’t so bad, was it? Except that the … Continue reading →

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Mass shootings don’t faze gun freaks

Posted on November 7, 2017 by oddmanout215

From a New York Times editorial published in 2015, soon after the mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA: …Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for … Continue reading →

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Kelly should have kept his mouth shut

Posted on November 1, 2017 by oddmanout215

Remember when John Kelly was chosen to restore order in the White House? It was only a few months ago. The talking heads on TV effusively praised the new chief of staff. He was, after all, a former Marine general, … Continue reading →

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(Not so) special delivery from UPS/Swift

Posted on October 26, 2017 by oddmanout215

When the music’s over, turn out the lights.  — The Doors Yo Taylor, I’m curious as to why your handlers are using UPS trucks to help sell your new album, and how many edgy but lesser known artists could have … Continue reading →

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Trump has a lock on ‘worst person’ award

Posted on October 18, 2017 by oddmanout215

Former cable news show host Keith Olbermann used to do a segment called “Worst Person in the World” that shined a light on a politician or personality who had made news that day by doing something unusually cruel or dishonest. … Continue reading →

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Category 5 climate change denial

Posted on September 20, 2017 by oddmanout215

Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. — Herman Melville Another week, another hurricane in paradise. This one is called Maria, and it just ripped through the densely populated … Continue reading →

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Raw Republicanism

Posted on June 20, 2017 by oddmanout215

Donald Trump is a vindictive fraud with an orange (or is it yellow?) skunk pelt on his head, but there’s nothing new about his politics: … He is the logical extension of the way the Republican Party has been operating since … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the deplorables

Posted on November 9, 2016 by oddmanout215

Want to know why Hillary Clinton lost the presidential race and helped ruin the Democrats’ chances of regaining control of the Senate? This remark she made in September has something to do with it: You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put … Continue reading →

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Dylan’s reaction to the big prize was… Dylanesque

Posted on October 25, 2016 by oddmanout215

“Philip Roth just bought an acoustic guitar.” That’s what novelist Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers, posted on Facebook soon after it was announced that Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Perrotta was either taking a shot … Continue reading →

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Killing dissent softly at the DNC

Posted on July 30, 2016 by oddmanout215

I like to run the streets to calm the demons in my head before bedtime. It’s like meditation or prayer, except you need good shoes and plenty of water, especially during heat waves like the one we endured while the … Continue reading →

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