MISS POLLY'S

This documentary presentation of the rise of Cooke and his ilk is a do not miss.

be brave and keep the beat

A  cygnet has landed on my pond this first week of October  and is hanging fast with my permament pond mute swans and their only surviving cygnet of this year.

the two adolescents are getting on swimmingly and do not appear to be indulging in pre-mature shenanigans of a sexual nature.

my question –(before I imagine an answer)  — is:  how did they get here?  And what might they intend?

The Fourth of July – like so many of our “national Eventabrations” is a hodge-podge of exuberations; colorful gunpowder,  bathing suits uniforms, tanks and marching bands.  It is bonfire on the beaches,  sausage on the grill: warm coconut oil and cold beer.

ponder for a moment

What do we mean by Independence  this July 4^th of 2018  – from who and for who — and how do we mean to express it?

Another march. Another time change. Another reckoning.
And I reckon we all know the bracket’s busted before the air’s in the ball

Trumper’s EPA Emperor Scott Prouitt doesn’t believe in climate change.
Last week he banned three URI Scientists the EPA had hired to study Narragansett Bay from reading their report.

Sinclair Broadcasting has begun force-feeding WJAR three mandatory (daily Terrorism Alert; “news” from its chief political analyst (former U.S. President Trump aide Boris Epshteyn; and opinion pieces from former Sinclair V.P. Mark Hyman. I have not yet seen any of the mandatories and am sore afraid to.

RI Congressman David Cicilline is complaining to U.S. Arrorney General Jeff Session and the Federal Communications Commission about possible further Sinclair growth by merger with the Tribune Media Company, that would allow Sinclair programming in 72 percent of American homes.