The Trumplestilskin administration got something resembling governing done. That’s right, I’m going to give them credit for getting the UN sanctions placed against North Korea. Is it a coincidence that the Orangutan in Chief is on vacation? Is it a coincidence that his little Cheeto fingers haven’t tweeted something stupid out for a few days? Is it possible that White House Chief of Staff, Machine Gun Kelly has found the magic formula to get things done…make sure President Agent Orange Julius Caesar Lord Dampnut Von Trumplestilskin has nothing to do with the running of the government?
Who is going to replace The Mooch? (When I say replace, I mean take the job that The Mooch got fired from before he started. The Mooch might be the only person in America to be fired five days before they were to begin.) The leading replacement idiot seems to be Stephen “Not All Robots Are Created Equal” Miller. (God may not make mistakes, but Skynet certainly does.) I’m not sure I can listen to this Alt-Right noodle head more than once every six months, but I have a feeling he will implode if given the job. His smug, debate captain attitude can work if he only appears like Punxsutawney Phil and then crawls back into his hole in the ground, but if he had to answer to his cornucopia of lies his head would explode. (You tell me, does Miller look like one of the Aliens from Mars Attacks!?)
Another Faux Newz anchor has bitten the dust. Is there a section of the application that says: Are you willing to sexually harass females at work? Maybe their plan is to Make America Great Again by Making America More Like The First Season of Mad Men (MAMLTFSOMM?).
America will never be great until we have a Souvlaki Hut on every corner.
Why is my page titled South of the Strait? Well I live in a far corner of the United States. I live in a small town south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If I was going to throw a rock across the strait it would land in Canada. I used to be an English teacher. I have worked in Westport, Port Angeles, and Sequim, Washington... and I did two years of substitute teaching in Coalinga, California.
I've moved around a lot, living in: Sterling,Kansas; Chicago; Jordan, Montana; Lemoore, California; Auckland, New Zealand; Spokane, Washington; Gambier, Ohio.
What do I write? For WordPress I used to print once a week for general comments. I wrote reviews of music concerts my daughter made me attend. (Each month she would want us to drive to Seattle to see a music group. I usually stood in the back watching weird stuff.) I also wrote about trips I have taken in Europe where I liked getting lost. I also wrote during the few months when my son was treated for cancer. (He is officially free of cancer of five years.) About three years ago I decided to stop writing blogs so I could concentrate on writing a few books. I have completed three books...or maybe four. I have now compiled my short stories poems and memoirs on Amazon. You can get it at Amazon now..."A Work In Progress"--Jon Eekhoff. I have been very close to getting a printed book called "Lost Summer" but I was never offered $1,000,000.00. (It's set in Paris, 1920's, with baseball, writers, artist, and actually true stuff.) I wrote a book about college basketball called "Laidlaw." It's kind of a mix of "Moby Dick" and a coach who is about to get fired so he takes his team out for a free drive around the West. My most recent book is "California Tales." These are connected stories about the missionary churches in California. They are sad, funny, inspiring, and odd. I had the entire book done in my head and had just one section to finish the next day...and that is when I fell 20 feet from my roof and landed on the cement. (Like a lot of men, I thought I could maintain my own roof instead of leaving it to the professionals.) I don't remember anything about my accident but I am told I was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Though conscious and responsive after surgery to remove part of my skull, I don't remember anything from my first month there. I spent another month of Harborview working on walking, speaking, and writing. That was two years ago. As a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) survivor, I could have quit writing, but I am not going to quit. I work with the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic.
So, here I am. I am married and live here in Sequim with my wife Cheryl. Our kids live in nearby cities. Writing is now an exhausting exercise, but something I plan to keep working on.
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