Today is the day that Alabama gets to decide if they will go from a stain on America to a stain on all humankind. Roy “The Mauling Mall Rat” Moore could be a senator by the end of the day, or the people of Alabama could vote in someone with a functioning brain. Moore’s final election speech and rally was something else. Kinda like something a deranged, paranoid, moron would put together… very much like the press conferences Saddam Hussain had right before we invaded.
President Agent Orange Julius Caesar Salad Dumpster Fire and Fuhrer Von Trumplestillskin Lord Dampnut Von Trumpenstein’s accusers are back in the news. Sarah “Grown Up Wednesday Addams” Huckabee-Sanders said that the voters have already spoken… okay, do we now use elections to decide on illegal actions? That’s an odd way to decide whether President Pu**y Grabber is innocent or not. I suppose all the Nazis could have used that defense during the Nuremberg Trials. “The German people have spoken.”
“Oh, in that case. Head back home. Sorry we took your time, Mr. Goebblels.” (I know he committed suicide, and this is historically inaccurate, but as one of the prime providers of Fake News I must continue to hone my craft.)
El Loco Presidente does have the lowest approval rating of any president. That’s pretty bad. His supporters (aka White Nationalists who drink leaded water) are sticking with him until they lose their coal jobs.
What many families are going to lose is CHIP. Child healthcare is only a concern when the babies are in the womb for republicans. After kids are born, then who cares about them, they can fend for themselves.
Santa Mueller, I know you want to keep us on our toes with anticipation, but please bring me a souvlaki and an orange man in an orange suit. I’ve been a reasonably good boy this year. (Take my word for it and don’t talk to too many people.)
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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