After two years and more than two hundred blog posts on Albany.com, it has come the time for me to move to another platform. Conditions have evolved to the point that it really makes no sense for me to continue...
The Weeping Tyrant
I have to tell you, heartless bastard that I am, that my first response to President Obama's emotional display during his introduction of yet another circumvention of our representative democracy was to envision Tom Hanks reprising his Jimmy Dugan...
Kicking the Dog
Duke is a good dog. Older now, he doesn't run like he did as a pup, but spending most of the day alone, he can still get a little frisky when Jim's pick-up pulls in the driveway. Today was one of...
Rose Colored Glasses
"We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of...
Unforgiven
In our mad rush to abandon our Judeo-Christian heritage, we have nearly lost much of the treasure that such a heritage bestowed upon us. Whether you can bring yourself to believe in an all loving God who cares...
Back From The Dark Side
"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate...
Why Jamal Can’t Read (and what you can do about it)
"We must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools." ...
Brave New World
"Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences." ...