Super Spreader Thanksgiving Aftermath Tramples the True Believers

I firmly believe that, regardless of the prevailing circumstances, a good eggnog is essential for the holiday season. The ingredients of the best recipe, IMHO, consist of organic, grass-fed fainting goat heavy cream, the separated yolks of free-range quail eggs, toasted Zanzibar coconut sugar, true Ceylon cinnamon, fennel pollen, ground Tahitian vanilla beans, Ramlösa mineral… Continue reading Super Spreader Thanksgiving Aftermath Tramples the True Believers

A Confederacy of Dittoheads Waves the Stars and Bars

Cerise and I were enjoying breakfast in bed Sunday morning when the caller ID displayed a familiar number which, nevertheless, had not appeared there for quite a while – it was the mobile phone number of my dear brother-in-law, Hank. As regular readers of this Web log know, Hank ran off to West Virginia with… Continue reading A Confederacy of Dittoheads Waves the Stars and Bars

Blood Moon Causes Widespread Lunacy

Unlike Christmas, which, being intended by the early Roman church to serve as a substitute for the Feast of Mithra, is always celebrated on December 25, the date of Easter moves around. That’s because, in order to maintain the necessary verisimilitude and congruence with the story found in the Gospels, Easter is supposed to occur… Continue reading Blood Moon Causes Widespread Lunacy

Conspiracy Nuts Go Bananas Over Newtown

Having stayed out rather late Saturday night, Cerise and I slept in this morning.  She made us breakfast, which included Segafredo cappuccinos made with organic grass fed whole milk, duck eggs Benedict and Dom Pérignon mimosas with the juice of fresh blood oranges – in other words, a typical Sunday breakfast in bed as served… Continue reading Conspiracy Nuts Go Bananas Over Newtown