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The California Joy Killing Machine
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (369+ words) This story concerns the fireworks display in Long Beach Harbor." "For decades my wife an I attended the largest fireworks display on the west coast at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena " just a few miles north of Long Beach." Last…...
Hold Firmly To That Which Is Good
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (295+ words) The title quotes 1 Thessalonians 5: 21, but it seems so apt after Thursday's show." That show featured interviews and clips of remarkable depth and insight." Let's examine. Justice Thomas speaks a great deal about "devotion" and "spirit." That there is more than…...
Does California Have A Bottom?
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (213+ words) It is said that an addict has to "hit bottom" before they will actually change." Hitting bottom is defined, "reaching the lowest possible point, state, or condition, often characterized by intense misery, failure, or despair." I am beginning to wonder…...
Don't Send Your Kids To College (or L. A.)
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (633+ words) The addendum to yesterday's post where I linked to an article about how low quality of life ratings for L. A. County have gotten has me on a slow burn for the last 24." The excuse making is extraordinary and indicative of just…...
"When Arguing With A Fool, Make Sure He Is Not Similarly Occupied"
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (178+ words) Fortunately there are those with better credentials than I to argue with the Pope." This morning in The Free Press appears a piece by Gerald Murphy. "Fr. Gerald Murray is the pastor of St. Joseph's Church in New York City....
The Opportunity For The Unqualified
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (595+ words) California suffers two great illnesses." One, because it's "Hollywood" they think image matters more than reality" Two, the Democrat majority have rendered elections seemingly uncompetitive for Republicans and taken monopolistic control." That's an ugly combination and it has come home…...
The Abysmal Ignorance Of The Average American Newsreader
1+ week, 2+ day ago (98+ words) Artemis II was a triumph for NASA " and shameful for American media. And now the pile of leftovers: Just another example of where media missed the mark covering Artemis. Speaking of media shame." Leaking about downed aircraft in enemy territory…...
About The Ceasefire
1+ week, 5+ day ago (634+ words) I find it impossible to make much sense out of things right now." The ceasefire is apparently based on the immediate opening of the Straits of Hormuz, but from what I can tell at the moment, they are not all…...
Racing Towards Oblivion
2+ week, 6+ day ago (711+ words) The news yesterday, "Los Angeles County saw the largest decline of any county in the United States in 2025, according to new census data published on March 26." Meanwhile, "A major Wall Street powerhouse is weighing a southern escape as New York…...
Learning The Hard Way
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (716+ words) I became a regular, as opposed to occasional, listener of The Hugh Hewitt Show on 9-11." The host speaks with embarrassment of the job he did that day, but I searched all of media as events unfolded and he was the…...