Net Neutrality is on the bidding blocks as the morons in the Trump administration try to turn the internet over to those poor corporations. I sure hope someone puts some money in the Salvation Army buckets for AT&T over the holidays.
The military has discovered additional remains of one of the soldiers killed in Niger. The widow was not allowed to see her husband’s remains when they were returned, and now we know why.
If that doesn’t make you sick, how about the endorsement of Roy “Mall Rat” Moore by Donnie? Our nation is draining the swamp by swimming to the bottom. Alabama, I’m talking to you. If you elect this clown, I’m putting you on notice.
The 515-page tax plan is out and will be voted on in 10 days. I will give you the SparkNotes version: Rich folks get to keep their money, you don’t, the economy will crash after the debt spirals further out of control. The taxpayers will have to bail out the rich again. Happy times.
I knew it was going to happen. LaVar Ball is getting under President Agent Orange Julius Caesar Salad Dumpster Fire and Fuhrer Von Trumplestillskin Von Trumpenstein’s skin. This morning Donnie’s tiny fingers were tweeting that “IT WAS ME” who got LaVar’s son released from China. Then Trumplestillskin went on to say that LaVar is a poor man’s Don King and an ungrateful fool. Wow! I don’t know where to start. Don King is a murderer and stole millions and millions of dollars from boxers…so is Trump saying that LaVar has a long way to go before he reaches Don King level, or is Trump saying that Don King is a full-time idiot? (He is a Trump friend and supporter, so who knows.) The racial overtones of the tweet should not be missed. LaVar is black. Don King is black. Therefore, in Trump’s mind they must be compared? I’m sure this is going to blow up like a Macy’s Day parade balloon.
I’m hoping to see a Souvlaki Hut parade balloon this weekend.
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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