Viatica

Preparations for life’s journey are not just vittles and libations.  There’s more to life than physical sustainances. -dP

From Sea to Shining Sea.

America.
Love it
Leave it
or
Vote it.  -dP 🍎🇺🇸✌️

Lost Your Voice?

Everyone has a Voice. And Every Voice Should  be Heard.  -dP

It’s Come Down To This

What have we turned into here in America?  It’s come down to 5 ounce cups of yogurt , Memory Foam and Fake News. What more could one ask for?  -dP.

Am I Going To Scarborough Faire?

Been there. Done that. Don’t want to do it again. .  -dP

What Price Life?

Man’s basic instinct to survive is the root of all evil. -dP.

Epilogues

When someone says. “ I’m not making History anymore, I am History.  “ I say. Wait. You are History”?  Where’s your Epilogue?”  When you  write your own  Epilogue, then you can say “ I am History”. Until then you’re not History.   -dP

Friends of a Feather

My Uncle Lou,  married for a long long time is none the less sometimes considered a “ confirmed bachelor “. It’s just because he travels a lot on business in his career. Whether it be to South America or Japan , Russia , England or even here in the US of A he’s always on the move. So since his Mrs  doesn’t travel with him , he eats out in restaurants a lot. But with all his  brilliance he still has trouble remembering the difference between a Perdue Oven Stuffer Roaster and a Perdue Oven Stuffer  Roaster Turkey. He’s an internationalist and should know that chickens are chickens and turkeys come from Turkey.  I think I’ll have to straighten  him out this Thanksgiving.  We have the same family name.  dP

Hooked?

It’s a smart addiction that’s gets you hooked on feeling good and doesn’t kill you at the same time.   One that’s good for you .  An addiction that keeps you healthy wealthy and wise.  -dP

As Time Goes Bye

As a watched pot never boils, so a watched smart device never charges. -dP.

Generations Lost

What  have we witnessed in our own lifetime?  That a Generation apart from history has no interest in anything but it’s own now? Our fault. Not theirs. -dP

What Is An American?

An American is one who lives his life as an American. Born in America or naturalized, he pledges allegiance to the flag and supports the US Constitution and holds self-evident ones right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -dP

Did You Know?

It’s not who you know but what you know that matters most in life.  -dP

Who said?

I’m not a comedian and  Politricks  is not a funny subject but I don’t think even Terence could’ve said it;  Remember America. Three strikes and you’re out!  -dP.

An Ignominious Outing

My Uncle Johnny V was awhile ago “ outed” by his only heterosexual wife of about twenty years. Since my own family and I are open minded we often invited him and his dates to our home for dinner. But he’s not exactly, how do I say, shy?  He tells the joke on himself  “ how do you fit four “faggots” on a bar stool. His reply to I don’t  know : “ turn it upside down” .  LOL or AF ?

Enemy of the State.

Have you ever suffered from sibling rivalry?  Ask your brother or sister out on a date and hook up as in a classcal ménage-a-trios for the afternoon. That should solve the problem.  -dP

It’s Your Choice

Do you think that USA Nativism has gone a little too far?  Who am I supposed to regard myself to if I’m a disabled, Black, Lesbian , Jewish ,Vegan ,Veteran of a Foreign War ?  -dP

Everything Worth Having In Life Is Worth The Waiting.

It’s Okay. I’ve got patience just like a doctor. But mine are spelled differently.  -dP

Take No Prisoners

I have no excuses.  I only have reasons. -dP

So Thats the Way It Is.

The essence of a woman is her womb. And of a man, his genitalia. -dP.

On the Calendar

Remember. Tuesday is Guys Night Out.  Thursday starts the weekend,  and  its ladies Night Out. Wednesday is still Over the Hump Day. -dP

Op-Ed

In the Court of World Opinion, The Room Will Come to Alphabetical Order. -dP.

Tighty Whities.

The new bane of Modern American Man has become more and more problematic. It’s called  tagless
underwear. -dP

What’s a Little Uncanny ?

How can  such discordance sound so harmonically true ?
In the ear of the beholder lies the answer. . -dP

Elemantery Social Studies

What’s a Free Press and why do we need one ?  Who would check the government without one?  You and me ? We are the Government. -dP

OK NoKay

The difference between justice and vengeance is great. Justice follows the rule of law as prescribed by a State while vengeance follows the rule of  law of one man's State of mind. -dP

Not To Change the Subject But,

Did you hear the one about Me, Myself and I?  It seems I caught Myself in a lie and for the life of Me I cant figure out why I did it.  But I  admitted it to Myself and I guess we'll  all be better off for it.  -dP

Farce or Fart?

When does a state become a travesty of sovereign existence?  When it can't be defined any other way.  -dP

What's the Difference?

Never let them know you're lying, because they'll find out your telling the truth.  -dP

American Tune

Will the US Bill of Rights ever be popular again?  -dP

Think

When does knowledge become a burden?  When it proves to be.   -dP

My Perpetual Life and the Highway Man. -dP

On and on, on and on, on and on.  That's the way I see it.  I guess I'll have to get used to it because there's nothing I can do about it. I'm already here.  That's my perpetual life.  -dP

The Perpetual Cigarette

If you smoke four, you've bought your first pack.  -dP

Wanna Hang Out?

Sixty-five year old Mall Rats don't retire.  At least not from life.  -dP
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Pan's Concordia

Music is the soul of the Universe and the voice of us all.  -dP

Peter Zenger's Zinger

Don't you like what ifs?  Like what if there was no heaven. Or what if there were no wars. And now-a-days  with all this talk of law and order, what if a news reporter had to be licensed by the government to report the news.  That would be different. Don't you think?   -dP

Alive in Christ

At the end of the day, when all is done, if you have nothing at all to be thankful for, give thanks for being alive in your own God.  -dP

No Speakie Inglish

Did you ever wonder why what some languages take ten words to say, American English takes a hundred words to say?  It's probably because we have  so much to say that it just takes a lot of words  to say it.   Or maybe it's because we have such a descriptive language.  Either way many people wonder why this is.   -dP

I Declare

As Americans we lead the world.  Others look to us for advice and support.  So with that in mind, and in these difficult times, The Congress of the United States should declare an Act of War against all terrorists, state sponsored or otherwise, and those who harbor terrorists. Easy, simple and perfectly clear. -dP

The New Pentameter

F'in' this and f'in' that.  It appears that our language is changing once again.
And it should if not just to "keep up with the times".  But the curious obsession with vulgarities and blasphemy in ordinary conversation is bemusing.  What's it about?  I call it pentameter.  We're having trouble expressing ourselves so this and that become a way of filling in the sentences.  A New Pentameter.  Call it what you like but what do you do if you don't like the change?  It’s  not poetic but it has Pentameter .   -dP

On Hate

I don't have hate.  But for some people or things an attitude of lets just not be together.  It's probably because I understand what hate is;  a violent expression of or a passionate feeling of  dislike towards someone. Probably because this someone is bothersome. Whatever the reason is that someone annoys  you  to the state of hate is not particularly important, except to maybe a psychologist.  But to me I'd just rather be gone with you.  -dP  

The State of Jerusalem

It always seems to be that when it comes to solving the problems of The Middle East, that we get bogged down over Jerusalem.  So maybe we should start there first. 
Since both sides claim it for themselves and some don't even want to talk about sharing the city, think about this:  suppose Jerusalem wasn't in either state of Israel or in  Palestine.  Suppose it wasn't Israeli or Palestinian.  Where would it be?  How about a sovereign state.  The State of Jerusalem.  It could have it's own government and it could be the Capital of Israel, historically and eternally forever, and the Capital of Palestine historically and forever, but not in either.  Jerusalem City, Jerusalem.   Would that solve the problem?  Or am I a dreamer?  Who was it that said " you can fool some of the people some of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time"?   Whomever, this isn't meant to fool or deceive, but to start the conversation once and for all.    -dP

How to Build a Democracy

In most respects, it has to be true, that the measure of a strong democracy, or democratic republic, is how large a percentage of the population owns it's own residence.  The larger the figure, the stronger the republic.  The reason:  who takes more interest in their communities, their states, and hence there nation?  Homeowners or non-homeowners?  The answer is obvious.  There is more of an interest in protecting your own property then someone else's. So when you think about protecting your property, think about protecting your rights. And when you think about protecting your rights,  protecting your  right to own property becomes the strongest reason to vote.  -dP

Parlez-vous Francais?

In other words, do you like the way Julia Childs cooked?  Some did and some didn't.  No doubt about it though, she knew what she was doing.  Wine and all. But never a cigarette after dinner. 
If her husband never let her smoke, she probably just bummed one from a disc jockey at Radio Free Europe,where Paul Childs kept the flame of democracy bright for the US State Department after he left the OSS.   But being the gourmand that she was, I'm sure she enjoyed every  morsel she prepared,  Leftovers probably went to the pigeons and moles out in the backyard.  Voila!  -dP

Is There Rest for the Weary?

When did we lose our innocence? Maybe it was just after WW II .   Maybe it was about the time of the last President that we referred to by his initials.  Or maybe it was when we lost a President a Reverend and a Senator.  But somewhere and some time ago we lost it. Where'd it go?  Did anyone turn it in to the Lost and Found?  No.  Is it gone forever.  Lost items usually are. 
Can we replace it?  With what you ask?  Peace. Go find it. Love. We tried it.  Music. We still have it.  But innocence, ours at least, is gone.  -dP

It's a Fact.

Some people believe that 98% of the people know what 99% of the people don't know. -dP

Party Hardy

Do you vote?  Democrat or Republican?  When the candidates become elected representatives of the people,  do they have a Party on the people?  Or is that just a misnomer?  Suppose I sit on the fence?  Then, am I included?  Maybe I just prefer to vote for the candidate that I believe can get the job done running the country at home, and representing it's interests abroad better then any other person.  I guess I'm just a voter.  -dP

With Liberty and Justice for All

You and me.  Liberty and Justice for all.  Not just for some.  Like those in charge. But for everyone.  For every little thing. And every little person. And every big thing. And all and every person.  That's what it is.  That's what it's about.   -dP

The Last Word on the Cigarette

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you broke a cigarette between both hands?  After all, the body is electric and so is the atmosphere.  If you open a cigarette by breaking it in half,  have you just let something or someone  in?  And if so, do you know how to close it.  In other words turn it off?  Did you know that you just turned on a switch?  No?  Then maybe you should think twice before you pick up that cancer stick.  Because like crack, cigarettes kill.  -dP

Hallo, Hallo

I come to my telephone with a heavy thumb.  Sad but true.  I've been around the world on my telephone but it's never been uninterrupted.  How many times have I wound up in Macy's Department Store in  Colombo,Ceylon; or stopped in at  Chicago City Hall, or wound up on the west coast of Hawaii wondering why I'm interested in a time share at Komoniwannabethere Resort. Other times I realize I just signed up for a whole flock of newsletters at Searchitforme.com. Maybe I  figured out too late that I just spent $10 for a new phone book when I thought I was updating my contact list. I'm starting to believe  that it's not me, but  my heavy thumbs. And I'm still thinking will I forever be doomed to Fat Thumb Syndrome, or will The Phone Company figure out what to do?  -dP

On Feeling Inadequate

Do you ever feel left out because you don't write code?  Get down?  Feel blue?  Like you're not worth anything? These days, if you don't know code, what good are you?  Do you know how I feel ?  -dP

Getting Old Again

I haven't felt this mortal since my 39th birthday. That's about what Jack Benny would say.  I'm in my 65th  year and I'm starting to feel like my life is no longer ahead of me.  So what do I do?  I'm finished up figuring out who, what, where, when, how and why, I am who I am, so I guess I'll just kick back and enjoy the rest of the ride.  What would you do?  -dP

Of a Generation? 1972 v 2016. -dP

If you are a product of 1960's America,  then you probably remember Crosby Stills Nash and Young.  But what does it mean this election year if
"tin soldiers and Nixon coming" are still coming?  It means get out and vote.  That's what it means. -dP

One Buck Lucy

Did you ever smoke?  Many people did.  Some still do.  With the price of a pack of smokes approaching $12 in some areas of the US of A, many folks are trying to stop the habit.  So a few have started to by not a pack, but a single cigarette.  A One Buck Lucy.  A loose cigarette.  This is usually illegal because a Lucy doesn't have a tax stamp on it, so do this at your own advised risk. But those that do partake of this brand are also ones who know the value of a dollar. I really can't blame you, but if you break a buck for a Lucy, you just might wind up in jail.  -dP

For Instance; Was Ronald Reagan the Eyes Over Africa When Jerry Brown and Linda Ronstadt Were Vacationing ?

What's the difference?  If its not topical, it's apropos of nothing. It's something of another time.  The Tonight Show wouldn't go near it. -dP

Salute to my Geometry Teacher

I know who I am.  I am the sum of my parts. I am whole. -dP

Poli-Sci 101

As an adult, I still eat peanut butter.  But these days it's on whole wheat without jelly.  And of course it's with a cold glass of fat free, aka skim milk.
But when I was younger the newspapers reported that the Communists were conspiring to get us hooked on sugar. So they put it in our peanut butter.  What would Ronald Reagan say today if he were alive.  It's still in mine. -dP

Bang !

If you find your Alpha you'll know your Omega. -dP

The Revolution Re-Visited (1776)

The Revolution will now be live-streamed.  -dP

E Pluribus Unum , USA Independence Day

I always thought that the best present anyone ever received as a gift was what the People of France gave us for our 100th birthday. Lady Liberty. The Statue that stands over all of us. "Give us your tired your hungry your poor," she says.  "All of you".  "We'll put you to work and we'll protect you. Now that you are one of us, we'll take care of the rest." Thank you France and Happy Birthday America.  -dP

Buck Eye Bill

He is, was and always will be.  He has no beginning and he has no end. He's all powerful and all encompassing.  His name is Bill.  And he knows who, what, where, when, how and why You exist. Don't try to get away from him.  Because he'll find you. He's Bill, the Almighty Buck.  -dP

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

The reason that familiarity breeds contempt is that we understand more fully those who are familiar to us.  People like to be with their own. From selection on down to  neighbors and family members. being un-familiar means we are different than each other.  -dP

What Time Is The 4 o'Clock News On?

Round and round the world goes round and when and where it stops nobody can tell. But when it does do you turn to your tv, radio or personal communication device?  Then to quote a reliable source, "news is always biased because someone has to decide what we see hear or read".  And that's my news for the day.  -dP

The Real CIA

My friend just graduated from the Cooking Institute of America. It's the most prestigious gastronomic College in the world.  And, he confided in me, that at the CIA, if you want to get someone back for spying on you while you're concocting a new secret recipe, just invite him over to your place and feed him an extra thick peanut butter sandwich ,on whole wheat bread, sans milk. That should take care of the problem. -dP

Don't I Look Like That Famous Movie Star What's His Name?

Fame is fleeting, that's why I never sought it.  -dP

Media

When the medium becomes the message,  remember;  think.  -dP

A Beta Man

A Beta Man is a better man. Unlike an Alpha Male, he's tested, tried and true.  -dP

Is Jesus a Universal Soldier?

Yes. He fights for everyone and every cause, as long as he knows that they are righteous and just. A man for our time . And for all time.  -dP

I'm Afraid of The Dark

I'm not a xenophobe but I don't like German Boloney.  If they wanted to put garlic in boloney, they should have put it in Mortadella and they did. So why German baloney?

Pasta Makes The World Go Round (Christopher Columbus 1492 )

What's the difference between linguine and spaghetti?  Linguine is flat spaghetti and spaghetti is round linguine.  And now you know what makes the world go round.  -dP

Who Is Aardvark Zaardrvark?

Aardvark Zaardvark is a US American. And when he travels, he's a US National.  But when he's at home, everyone wants to know where he's from. So he tells them that he's a little bit this, and a little bit that. But mostly he's related to himself. Aardvark Zaardvark, a true blue American.  -dP

Shrink Wrap

If you're all alone, it's tough to break the 4th Wall. But if you do, don't tell your psychiatrist.   -dP

Men In Waiting

What did Roosevelt tell Stalin that Churchill said at Yalta?  Roosevelt told him quote,
"Your eyes are circle", end quote.  -dP

Fakin' It Isn't Just a Paul Simon Song

Is False Positive sex the same as faking it? Or is True Positive sex the same as a simultaneous orgasm?  Yes.  -dP

Andy, Do You Believe?

I believe that they put a man on the moon.  And I believe in the Nicene Creed.  I Believe in Elvis and I believe in Myself.  There's nothing up my sleeve.  This I believe.   -dP

Wimpy Revisited

I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today. -dP

Digirati In Perspective

The Gilded Age brought us The Age of Consumerism, WWI, The Great Depression, WWII, and  The Baby Boom Generation. We yielded  GenX,  and The Millennials, and produced a polluted Earth, climate change and The Age of Connectivity, the New Gilded Age. Does history repeat itself or have we learned from it?   -dP

National Ferris Bueller Day

Did your grandmother die again ?  -dP

And If Elected

When it comes time for a Presidential election, maybe we should announce the results "one if by land, two if by sea, three if by political coup d 'etat ".

Born Free

God is life's fulcrum. The evil and ugliness around us is everything that good and beautiful is not. -dP

Consiglio's Cunundrum

Life is a puzzle solved only in  time. -dP

Long May You Run

When the end finally comes, smile. You've made it that far. -dP

In a NY Minute

Heaven and Hell are permanent. The Earth that is Purgatory is only temporary.  -dP

And Finally, I Promise,

Politics is the art of meaning what you don't say and saying what you don't mean. -dP

The Whole World's a Stage

Think before you act, and you'll always be a player. -dP

Where's a Cop When You Need One?

If you steal someone's ID, you've stolen his name. If you steal someone’s name you’ve stolen his soul. -dP
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The Silver Cup

Hope is a Prayer. -dP