Opinions

“Barkeep. House ale here.”

Where can I go? When life is too much and I’m spent, where is my safe-space from the demands placed on me? The physical, emotional and spiritual locale that is specific to my needs? Evasion, side-stepping, dodging and getting away?

There Betty Lynn and I stood in flip-flops and faded denim shorts ‘neath the old apple tree.

Put yourself in a cop’s shoes and chances are you won’t like what you see in your face. The vocation of being a police officer is maximized by expectations while confronting people who have likely broken the law.

So now we have a couple of weeks of sports barrenness after a very exciting Super Bowl. That is, if you are not a fan of NBA basketball.

“Who do you think will win Iowa?” I asked Stan as he replaced the starter on my old beater. Stan watches all those cable TV shows about politics all day long at his garage, so I knew he’d have an informed opinion.

It may not be Polka Fest time but great Czech food is year ‘round. And besides, if you have to have an excuse to indulge, the Czech Music Fest is coming up, so there you have it.

The news cycle currently focuses on impeachment when other crises exist.

Over the weekend The New York Times published the results of a poll reflecting the percentage of Iowa voters and who they would select as the Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency.

When I walked through the back door, I saw a box in the center of the room through which I must pass in order to reach my office.

Everyone was watching for my reaction.

The box declared that it contained a microwave.