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Profiles in courage

August 25, 2023 by Dave Knadler

RIP, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin. As Omar from “The Wire” liked to say: “You come at the king, you best not miss.” Or, in Prigozhin’s case, you roll tanks toward the Kremlin, you’d best not dither and strut and generally fuck around while the boss arranges a suitable reward.  Everyone knew Prigozhin was toast the […]

Filed Under: politics, television, thatfuckingtrump

Still life with dicks

March 1, 2021 by Dave Knadler

Some miscreants have been spray-painting penises on the streets of our neighborhood. The Facebook reactions have been interesting. Some decry vandalism and the harmful effects on children who may pedal by. Others see vibrant guerrilla art, part of the rich tapestry of life in a supremely chill neighborhood.  I’m somewhere in the middle. Not […]

Filed Under: american life, florida, Jacksonville, Springfield, Swine, thatfuckingtrump

February fugue

February 15, 2021 by Dave Knadler

In Barry Levinson’s 1990 movie “Avalon,” there’s a scene where the aging patriarch sits down in his easy chair in front of the TV. The camera remains stationary, but there’s a slow cross-fade, and at the end of it we see that several years have passed. The old guy is in the same chair, […]

Filed Under: american life, Me, thatfuckingtrump, winter, Writing

None the wiser

July 7, 2020 by Dave Knadler

Hard times need good songs. The Great War had “Over There.” The Great Depression had “Brother Can You Spare a Dime.” World War II had “We’ll Meet Again.” And now, with Covid-19 roaring back, it feels like we need an anthem too. I nominate “Wise Up,” by Aimee Mann. The song came back to […]

Filed Under: american life, thatfuckingtrump, Writing

The shit keeps coming

July 4, 2020 by Dave Knadler

‘Well, that was some weird shit.” President George W. Bush’s reaction to Trump’s 2017 inauguration speech was apt then and describes pretty well everything Trump has done since. Weird shit indeed! It never ends, does it? Last night (July 3) at Mount Rushmore, Trump was reveling in dystopian fantasies of culture war and forced-perspective […]

Filed Under: american life, politics, thatfuckingtrump

Unmasked annoyance

June 30, 2020 by Dave Knadler

Grocery shoppers with masks

I used to not mind grocery shopping. But now every trip to the store involves a certain amount of resentment and homicidal rage. That’s one more effect of the pandemic: It makes me uncomfortable with my thoughts.  Here in Jacksonville, the Republican mayor has finally decided that maybe masks aren’t so bad after all, […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic, thatfuckingtrump

Two steps back

June 27, 2020 by Dave Knadler

For us, the pandemic started March 13. We went out for pizza. No masks then, but no hugs or handshakes either. Seated well apart. Talking about the coronavirus, I opined that we might get together again in a month or so, when things eased up. I thought we’d have a clearer picture on how […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic, thatfuckingtrump, Writing

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