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Monthly Archives: November, 2020

THANKSGIVING IN OUR BUBBLE

WE’RE STILL SAVORING leftovers from our Thanksgiving Day feast, admittedly practiced this year in our bubble. Back in the old days, Wife Dottie and I have hosted as many as … Continue reading

November 30, 2020 · Leave a comment

THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SUE STRAIGHT PART 2

YESTERDAY, TRUMP’s LEGAL eagles soared into misunderstanding concerning the letter “M” and Rudy the Mouthpiece found himself mistakenly in North Philly. Today, his moniker changes to Rudy the Drip, and … Continue reading

November 29, 2020 · 1 Comment

THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SUE STRAIGHT PART 1

WITH DUE RESPECT (and a recommendation) for Jimmy Breslin’s The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, I offer tidbits not only as timely as today’s headlines. Indeed, they are recent headlines, … Continue reading

November 28, 2020 · 2 Comments

A PAIR OF PORSCHE CONTINENTALS—1956

“BY PURE COINCIDENCE,” R&T said in January 1956, “all of our previous tests on Porsches have been made on the Super model, which is, of course, the best performing and … Continue reading

November 27, 2020 · 2 Comments

THE PROMISE OF LIVING

AARON COPLAND, Brooklyn-born 120 years ago, evoked what it means to be an American—for this Thanksgiving Day 2020 and for all days. In his opera The Tender Land, Copland appeals … Continue reading

November 26, 2020 · Leave a comment

OZY AND THE WOLF

I’M UNSURE HOW my email got linked to OZY’s Presidential Daily Brief, but I am perfectly happy to receive it. On November 17, 2020, OZY offered an intriguing item: “Robot … Continue reading

November 25, 2020 · 2 Comments

ANOTHER HOLMES TO ENJOY—AND FIE ON DOYLE ESTATE LAWYERS PART 2

YESTERDAY, ENOLA HOLMES was introduced as the teenage sibling of Sherlock and Mycroft. Today in Part 2, wouldn’t you know lawyers get involved.  Enola and the Courts. Non-Canonical tales have … Continue reading

November 24, 2020 · 1 Comment

ANOTHER HOLMES TO ENJOY—AND FIE ON DOYLE ESTATE LAWYERS PART 1

I AM LATE to the party—and to the lawsuit—in that I’ve only recently discovered yet another Holmes family member. We already have Sherlock and his brother Mycroft, so ably chronicled … Continue reading

November 23, 2020 · Leave a comment

LAUGHTER AFTER LAMENT

AS SUGGESTED HERE in SimanaitisSays on Election Day 2020, “A lamentable scenario would be protracted legal hassles, complicated by Republican hypocrisy of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court appointment, and fueled … Continue reading

November 22, 2020 · 2 Comments

ELECTION LORE 2020

BALLOT BOX STUFFING! The executive-in-chief favors one candidate; a sex toy retailer favors another! The incumbent gracefully withdraws, even before the election begins! And everything turns out okay.  In what … Continue reading

November 21, 2020 · Leave a comment