Category Archives: greed

Black Friday Beer

Today on Black Friday millions of Americans hit the shopping malls to purchase marked-down electronics and toys. This frenzied spending spree kicked off the Christmas shopping season. This year’s Black Friday was an all ugly affair and the event has getting uglier by the year. The term ‘black Friday originated from Philadelphia retailers’ description of […]

Damn Old White Chicken Neck

Back in the last century a Chinese Fair arcade had a chicken trapped in a glass box with a hot plate forcing the poor chicken to dance or play Tic-Tac-Toe. The arcade was closed in 2011. Today Senator Old Chicken Neck McConnell of Kentucky reject reason in favor of appealing to his Nailed God adherents […]

Mustard Plaster – Covid 19

Aside from Europeans singing from their balconies, one of the worst phenomenas of the Covid 19 pandemic has been the misinformation about how to treat the virus on the Internet. Suddenly everyone thinks they went to Harvard Medical School. Holding your breath for ten seconds. It’s just a hoax. Malaria pills stop the virus. And […]

Long Love The West End of Boston

The West End of Boston had been developed for the rich. The neighborhood also sheltered freed blacks, who bravely served in the Civil War. The waves of Armenians, Greeks, Irish, Lebanese, Italians, Jews, Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Syrians, and Ukrainians emigrants pushed out the wealthy, creating a ethnic haven for one and all. The Ward 8 […]

The Reign Of A Nationalist

Last spring my friend was driving me across Dutchess County to catch the train in Dover Plains. The road passed through rural community surrounded by billionaires’ estates. We passed through an abandoned village and the last house flew a Rebel flag in the front yard. I told my friend to stop. “Why?” “Because I’m going […]