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The cold, hard West

January 26, 2023 by Dave Knadler

annie proulx short stories in "Fine Just the Way It Is"

Who’s the most famous writer you’ve never read? I can think of a few offhand, but now I can cross one off the list: Annie Proulx. A good friend sent me a book of her short stories the other day: “Fine Just the Way it Is.”  I’m about halfway through it. I love that […]

Filed Under: Books, montana, Movies, short stories, writers, Writing

The talented Mr. Santos

January 23, 2023 by Dave Knadler

George Santos has a row to himself.

George Santos is a lying liar who speaks exclusively in lies, then lies about the lies. That much we know. So the “Saturday Night Live” sketch that lampooned his prolific prevarications was not as funny as it might have been.  For satire to be effective, it has to take the accepted reality of a […]

Filed Under: politics, Swine

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

Mad about Harry

January 18, 2023 by Dave Knadler

prince harry and his ghost-written memoir Spare

I have not read Spare. Why bother? All the interesting excerpts are already out there. I have read those, for free. Spoiler: Prince Harry once froze his todger. Spending $18 at this point won’t make Harry’s life any better. He’s already pretty well off:  $60 million in the bank and a lot more where […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing

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

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