Donald “American Psycho 3” Trump Jr can’t seem to lie his way out of this mess. Each time he corrects the record, the new lie seems to bring out another law that was probably broken. Why all the lies? Why didn’t this meeting get reported? Why did THE KUSH and Manafort tag along? The only solution to all this Russian smoke (great name for a pot store in WA DC) is to get people under oath…let the lies begin. Who will be the first member of Team Trump to turn state’s evidence? Should be a fun race to the bottom of the swamp.
The Original Orange Don Trump is now saying that he and Putin did talk about the Russian sanctions. For those of you not following the trail of tears here, this is the whole reason Russia is involved in this mess. Putin wants the sanctions removed. I’m sure Mr. Art of the Deal has a master plan to help all those middle Americans who are going to lose their healthcare and tax breaks…or maybe he’ll just sell us all down the river so he can build a Trump tower in Moscow. (A really, really beautiful tower with an onion dome top…bigly.)
A recent poll revealed republicans think college is bad for the US. Well, that’s interesting. I’m going to say that college isn’t for everybody, but it isn’t evil. The assault on knowledge isn’t something new, but it is an interesting political stance: Knowledge= Evil. I wonder if the next republican platform will put it in writing…excuse me… ‘ritin’. The attack on elites is standard practice for any fascist takeover. Want to solidify power? Give power to people who have lost power and let them run with it. (You can fill in the blanks on this one, but if you want to see how it works out, I’d suggest looking into the Khmer Rouge.) I don’t know where the tipping point is for this to happen in the US, but each time I watch 30 seconds of a Trump rally I think it isn’t too far off.
Soon to be Ex-governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie went on a sports radio show and traded insults with listeners. He’s like a bipolar Verruca Salt, but not quite as purple. Classy. I’m sure this is all Obama’s fault…he did wear a tan suit once.
There is one thing Christie has been consistent about: Eating. Good thing he never discovered how delicious a souvlaki is because he’d eat them all.
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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