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Farewell to Covid

January 31, 2023 by Dave Knadler

Cute couple with kn95 masks

To the best of my knowledge, I still haven’t gotten Covid. I would like to thank my superhuman immune system, my strict adherence to scientific protocols, and a social circle that could fit comfortably in a Mazda Miata. Oh, and the Academy. Just kidding. At this point it’s all down to luck. Nearly everyone […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic

Reich of fools

January 20, 2023 by Dave Knadler

swastika on CSX building in Jacksonville

These damned Nazis. They’re having a moment now in Florida. The other night, when the Jacksonville Jaguars were playing here for a wild-card spot, some cretins thought to project the image of a swastika – entangled with a cross – on a building within view of the stadium.  Yeah, the swastika and the cross. […]

Filed Under: american life, nazis, Swine, television

The Cartwrights
stand their ground

January 16, 2023 by Dave Knadler

michael landon in bonanza episode the stranger

One of these days I’m going to watch all 431 “Bonanza” episodes in order. I would like to tabulate, for my own edification, how many homicides the Cartwrights were involved in during the course of the series. I’m guessing quite a few.  The other night we were mindlessly scrolling for something to watch and […]

Filed Under: american life, television

It’s a chatbot world

January 14, 2023 by Dave Knadler

I‘ve been messing around with ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that promises to take any writing project and remove the need for human involvement. As a blogger, I’m excited about this technology. Once I’m finally freed from this clacking keyboard, I’ll have lots more time to stare moodily into the middle distance. Or perhaps take […]

Filed Under: american life, film noir, Writing

True crime confidential

January 13, 2023 by Dave Knadler

I probably need to lay off Dateline for awhile. It’s gotten to where I can identify the killer about 10 minutes into any episode.  When they get to the part about the “shocking new development” that “turns the case upside down” – let’s just say the development is not that shocking to Inspector Dave. […]

Filed Under: american life, crime, tv

A man called Kevin

January 6, 2023 by Dave Knadler

Kevin McCarthy, giant of the House. He’s definitely going down in history. Just not the way he thinks. Going down: That’s an apt phrase in a couple of ways. There’s the history thing, sure, and then there’s other thing that could be seen as enthusiastic abasement for the gratification of someone else.  But let’s […]

Filed Under: american life, politics

The ’20s, then and now

January 4, 2023 by Dave Knadler

History’s a bitch when you’re living through it. Take the last five or six years. But when history hails from before you were born – where the past truly belongs – that old girl can be pretty fascinating. Hey baby, can I buy you a drink? I liked Bill Bryson’s “One Summer: America 1927.” […]

Filed Under: american life, Books

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