

Other Things for Republicans to Acknowledge Besides Trump Losing
Reading my news feed today, two things somewhat related to this and this recent posts struck me as worth noting. There is now...
Jan 15, 20212 min read


Trying to Reason with a Swing State Republican
Counting my home in East Tennessee and a small summer cabin in Wisconsin in an old pasture where my Mom grew up, I have four Senators and...
Jan 13, 20214 min read
Another Day in America
“Ah, America. We saw it. We tipped it over, and then we sold it.” One of many unforgettable lines burned into my soul by this Laurie...
Jan 7, 20215 min read
“When You Go Down” and “Starting Over” (12 songs for Christmas)
“When you go down, all the children will sing. When you go down, the bells of freedom will ring. One two three four five six seven. John...
Jan 6, 20211 min read


"I Got So High That I Saw Jesus" and the Complexities of Irony in Country Music
Little by little, I have come to a realization that (as someone I read on youtube articulated it) “Holy shit, I think I’m a Miley Cyrus...
Jan 5, 20218 min read
THE Danish Christmas Tune, Dejlig Er Jorden (12 Songs for Christmas)
A concert by Harald Haugaard and Helene Blum inspired me to create not just one, but two new lyrics. Both are rough translations—really...
Jan 4, 20212 min read