Yesterday, the Instacart worker who was shopping for my food contacted me. My online shopping list included a pound of 80% ground beef. And the store had none. Not in a one-pound pack – but they did have a pack of five pounds of ground beef. Did I want that? And I had to think…
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One America News Network – Celebrate the Followers of OnANism
So, the other day during one of Donald Trump’s press conferences on COVID-19, Trump continually referred to the disease as the “Chinese Virus,” which is a pejorative to suggest that Chinese people created the virus and Chinese people sent it over here. Which of course is utter bullshit, the virus came from bats. Bats do…
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Could drive-in theaters be a COVID-19 antidote?
As the days progress, the COVID-19 diseases causes more and more of our daily activities to change or modify for the foreseeable future. Restaurants are reduced to takeout or delivery only. Department stores are reducing their hours. Heck, the casinos are closing. I mean, when was the last time a casino closed? Well, there was…
Read MoreBuh-bye, Chris Matthews.
I do like watching MSNBC when I come home from the day job. I think Ari Melber is very intelligent, and it’s fun to watch him try to slip in a rap lyric into the evening commentary. I think Chris Hayes is very engaging, I think Rachel Maddow is extremely thought-provoking, and if I’m not…
Read MoreThanks, Pete Buttigieg
About two weeks ago, I decided to hitch my vote for the 2020 Presidency to South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg. I will admit, he wasn’t my first choice, but my first choice – Kirsten Gillibrand – withdrew. I was looking for a new candidate to back, and it took Rush Limbaugh’s horrific gay-bashing and virulent…
Read MoreRush Limbaugh helped me decide to vote for Pete Buttigieg
Look, it hasn’t been easy to find a political candidate for the 2020 Presidential election. It hasn’t. Ever since my original choice, Kirsten Gillibrand, dropped out of the running, I’ve been looking at my options – do I go with Sanders, or Warren, or Buttigieg or Biden or that one billionaire or that other billionaire…
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen … Collarworld, the novel
I have to thank Shane Howard of the rock band Goanna for motivating me towards this project. First off, for those who don’t read my blog on a regular basis, the Oz rock band Goanna had a major hit in 1981 with the anthem “Solid Rock,” a track about the sacred heart of the Australian…
Read MoreHow you can help to heal Australia
If you want to see what climate change and global warming is doing in our lifetime, look no further than to the wildfires that are destroying Australia right now. Make no mistake. There are hundreds of fires that are destroying Australia’s forests. The fires are slaughtering millions of native animals. Over one-third of the koala…
Read MoreA new blogging avenue for Chuck the Writer
Perhaps you remember the late, lamented blog portal Deadspin. It was an irreverent yet massively popular blog portal, a place where sports fans and sports writers would congregate and discuss and snark and gripe and enjoy themselves. A few months ago, the venture capitalist who purchased Deadspin and its sister media portals, issued a “stick…
Read MoreChuck’s Best Blog Posts of 2019
It is that time once again … a time to recap all the adventures from 2019. The good … the bad … the strong … the tough … the ones that are essentially Chuck. Before I recap … thank you, my blog readers, for visiting my page every day. I don’t know if I’ve entertained…
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