Having seen up close and personal the Civil Rights era marches, the police over reactions and riotous conduct in reaction thereto, the antiwar movement demos, the 1968 Chicago riots, the cities or Detroit and DC burning, being called foul names and spit upon when in uniform during the 70s, I’ve been trying to formulate some […]

Editor’s Note: Before it gets away from us…one of the last mornings a Limoncello is appropriate with lunch…or breakfast! – Vic 28 December 2020 Have a Very Merry Limoncello Christmas Coastal Empire Following Thanksgiving, W and I began casting about for various holiday menu sides, entrees, drinks and TV specials to enjoy, when we seized […]

Editor’s Note: I am not going to fulminate this morning about the alleged COVID Relief Bill, festooned with all sorts of things completely unrelated to the pandemic, and which actually represents all sorts of what we used to call “Pork.” There is very little contained in it for the people most affected by COVID. The […]

Editor’s Note: This morning, Marlow helps to bring us back to a sense of who we are- or were- as kids and as parents. There is some amazing stuff happening here in The Swamp, but since the folks up there on the Hill that looms above us don’t seem to actually have the time to […]

(Refuge Farm in snow, recherché. Photos courtesy of Grace). Editor’s Note: No snide bemoaning of the momentary politics this morning. That squirrelly jet stream of frigid air beat us up but good this week. More snow last night atop the crusty ice that enveloped us at mid-week. The usual preparations for the unknown were revealed […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow chimes in this morning with the current signage in his Coastal Empire region. It has been a national phenomenon. Here, the last Trump sign is down on the farm lane where we reside in Piedmont Virginia. I do not display signs of political allegiance. I do not want to simplify other people’s […]

11 December 2020 Editor’s Note: This morning’s wake up review of the email traffic reflected the stark divide abroad in the land. When still in government service, I worked issues similar the ones we are arguing about in this last election. It was about molding elections in other countries to outcomes we preferred. Our activity […]

Editor’s Note: This is a remarkable day, with possibly the state of the Union in the balance. I have tried to track the big story- Texas and 17 states, along with the Trump Campaign and led by a sitting Senator went before the Supreme Court this morning. They argue that battleground states modified their voting […]

08 December 2020 Editor’s Note: This wild year is coming down to some last excitement. Rather than dwell on the exciting tumult, I think Marlow’s recollection from September is sensible and prescient. – Vic ​Author’s note: Written during Election 2020’s dark debate days in the fall, I put this piece aside. With my Peach State’s […]

Editor’s Note: Here in Virginia, our Governor has issued some additional emergency restrictions on his subjects. I will see whether or not they actually affect us, since we are following the usual Cold & Flu common sense precautions. I wear a mask to enter the the health facility before taking it off to swim, avoid […]