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Author Archives: Alden Loveshade
Donald Trump is Losing His Wheels
Some really astonishing things have happened in American politics in the past two or three years. But things are moving from the unexpected to the predicted. 1) Donald Trump was named the Republican Party nominee. When he announced his candidacy, … Continue reading
Alden Loveshade End of the Year Letter 2018
Sometimes the ending is like the beginning. First month of year: Crazy chickens. They had plenty of room to roost at night on nice perches in their own chicken house. But while most of them perched on the perches, others … Continue reading
The Statue of Liberty
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and … Continue reading
I Faced My Fear
This will sound really trivial, but to me it’s not. I love the western television program Have Gun Will Travel. It stars Richard Boone as Paladin, a term fans of fantasy roleplaying may well recognize as referring to an honorable … Continue reading
Attention Writing Fans and Pirates
As a writer, I think it’s just fine if somebody copies what I’ve written without my getting paid for my work. Just like I think it’s fine if I don’t have to pay for my Internet service, or my computer, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Education and Learning, Media and News
Tagged pirate, wage, worker, writer
13 Comments
The Flood and the Useless Path
My home is in danger of flooding. That’s what I faced yesterday afternoon. If you don’t know, I live in the country in Texas. We’ve had record rain the past couple of weeks; not record for the year, but for … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Learning, Family and Friends, Religion and Philosophy
Tagged flood, path, texas, useless
15 Comments
Donald Trump Mouth and Brain
To me, Donald Trump being president of the United States is not a Republican/Democrat issue. It’s an American issue, and ultimately a world issue. There are so many problems here, but for now I’ll focus on one: sounding like a … Continue reading
Lowlife Slimeball Salacious Oligarch Kakistocracy
Merriam-Webster (to which I, ahem, made extremely small contributions) has words Trending Now on its website. One of the foremost dictionary producers in English language history, it works not to set trends, but to report them. In today’s political … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Media and News, Politics and War
Tagged dictionary, kakistocracy, lowlife, merriam-webster, oligarth, salacious, slimeball, trending now
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Donald Trump Lies
All right, so the title of this entry is hardly ground-breaking. Even supporters of Donald Trump say he lies (and may justify it by saying all politicians lie and they don’t care). But comparing the number and type of Trump’s … Continue reading