Syria just got a little more complicated, which didn’t seem possible, but we shot down a Syrian jet yesterday. Russia is now saying they might retaliate. I don’t know if that means they will try to shoot down our planes, release the mythological “pee” tape, or put an import tax on beets. Either way, it is good to know that the steady, tiny fingers of Donald J Trump are on the wheel.
THE KUSH is thinking about getting a new group of lawyers to defend him in his upcoming legal mess. Pretty soon there won’t be any lawyers left in the United States, they’ll all be working on the Russian probe. Both sides are lawyering up and all indications are that it is going to be a doozy. THE KUSH hasn’t been seen much lately, so I’m assuming he is growing a clone to do his prison time while he lives out his life in one of the Trump towers in Saudi Arabia.
David Clarke has removed his name from a potential homeland security position. Whether that is because he plagiarized his Master’s Thesis, or found out he couldn’t wear his cowboy hat and toy soldier outfits if he took the job is under discussion. I think it has more to do with the hats and outfits. Anyone who grows a mustache that big has a fashion fixation that can’t be understood.
The Supreme Court is going to be looking at gerrymandering. I believe this is something we can all agree needs to be examined. I don’t have a lot of confidence that they will put together a ruling that makes sense, but you never know.
I read an interesting article about how the Donald is treating Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Both nations have been allies in fighting the war on terrorism. Both nations have funded terrorism. Both nations are wealthy. One nation has been labeled by Trump as a supporter of terrorism: Qatar. Qatar also doesn’t have any Trump investments while Saudi Arabia does…probably just a coincidence.
You know what else is a coincidence? That all nations with a Souvlaki Hut are naturally delicious.
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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