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Odd Physical Phenomena
We are used to ourselves, and to the way our whole bodies are marvelously engineered–the hinge, pivot, and ball-and-socket joints; the apparatus for speech that shapes sounds into words conveying abstract meaning; the brain and spinal cord commanding our little finger to move on our whim; and even the little pocket of extra flesh in our elbows that presumably allows us to bend our arms freely. These are just a few of the daily wonders we live with. Yet sometimes, our bodies behave strangely, forcing us to take more notice. For me, sleeping and dreaming is territory for the uncanny, but that’s not the only place I’ve experienced odd physical phenomena.
Nighttime Hallucinations: I remember these starting from when I was about nine or ten. They increased in my early twenties, and now seem to have mostly faded away. My best explanation is that I unluckily opened my eyes when I was dreaming, and saw characters from my dreams parading around me. I say “unluckily,” because these were mostly unpleasant creatures: bugs crawling over me, spouse with his head replaced with that of a dog, menacing canine-ish creature in the fan. Others were just creepy: A young girl in Victorian-era clothes playing on the floor of my room when I was nine, and years later, instead of a lamp, a miniature woman in a Civil-War era green dress standing on my bedside table. Whenever I witnessed these things as an adult, I’d think, “Okay, I’m really awake–my eyes are open–and it’s still there, I’m still seeing it.”
Nancy Pelosi is the face of evil in our land, and a sign of how far we have fallen as a nation. Nancy Pelosi, the once and present Speaker of the House of Representatives, led her Democrat Party caucus to pass a bill federalizing the left’s abortion absolutism, just as they seek to end our constitutional republic by 
Where did the universe come from? How does it work? When did it begin and when and how will it end? People have asked variations on these questions since people started asking questions.
We have more and more lately come to the conclusion that Glenn Greenwald is in the top echelon of honest, fair, hard-working journalists and we pay close attention to his frequent guest appearances on the Tucker Carlson show (just about our last bastion for real, deeply researched news in a “vast wasteland” of garbage). Some time ago I subscribed to his blog, greenwald.substack.com, which I can recommend without reservation for an in-depth treatment of the political issues of the day.
Why is it so hard to get more than one or two real Supreme Court Justices at a time? Last week, Justice Thomas gave a 
Joe Biden’s Facebook page is an endless scroll of passionate meaningless statements. For example, “It’s not enough just to build back to the way things were before the pandemic – it’s time to build back better.” And “Instead of continuing to fight the wars of the past, we are focusing on the challenges that hold the keys to our future.” And “We are committed to working with our partners and allies to build a more prosperous future for all people.” And I could go on and on. But you seem like nice people. So I won’t. You should be sure to not visit 
Growing up, I couldn’t wait for Sunday night. That’s when my father would cook dinner. My mother was an extraordinary person –a Master’s degree from USC, a member of the Red Cross team that followed Patton’s Third Army through Europe during World War II – but the woman could barely boil rice. Our weekly menu usually revolved around Swanson’s Salisbury steak frozen dinners and canned chop suey. But on Sundays, everything changed. Dad would don his grease-stained apron, flash his special set of stainless-steel tongs, and throw a couple of thick porterhouse steaks on the backyard grill. Oh, how this man loved a great steak. And his steaks were the best steaks I ever had in my life.
A great philosopher with an affinity for boxed chocolates once said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who along with fellow Squad members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib, attempted to kill funding of Israel’s Iron Dome weapon system. Iron Dome is a purely defensive system that intercepts and destroys incoming missiles launched toward Israel from the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. The elimination of funding would essentially bring a gradual end to the system and make thousands of Israeli citizens – Jews, Christians, and Muslims – vulnerable to being killed.
Apparently, man-bunned Cary Fukunaga, the director of the upcoming Bond flick, No Time To Die, has a license to kill potential box office before the movie even hits theaters. I’m not so sure producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael Wilson, and Daniel Craig share Fukunaga’s take on Connery’s portrayal of Bond. It’s obvious that 
The world is a mess right now. More than usual, I mean. China appears to have demographic and economic imbalances that would seem to lead to a catastrophic correction at some point. Russia has social and economic problems that just can’t be sustainable. America is doing it’s very best to destroy itself and its allies as rapidly and spectacularly as possible. And then there’s the EU – a random collection of 27 nations united in one economy which is based on, really, nothing whatsoever.
