Month: June 2026

I Will Age Gracefully

Social media influencers, the vast majority falling between the ages of 21 and 31, are obsessed with physical aesthetics, they make a lucrative income hawking beauty treatments, diet pills, and any product that will make their followers look eternally prepubescent.

Although TikTok does not explicitly exclude older users, its youth-driven platform can feel surreal and disorienting for senior citizens. We feel like fish out of water, adrift in a toxic, artificial environment. Thanks, but I will stick with Facebook, even if it is nearly as obsolete as MySpace.

Fortunately, I am tired of unrealistic beauty standards, and I gave up trying to look younger than my chronological age decades ago. I embrace my bald pate, my beer belly, and my wrinkled visage. I am not in the market for Wegovy or Botox, and I feel emancipated. I will never look at my mirror and see Mickey Rourke staring back at me.

Age-defying products and procedures are costly illusions. We cannot defy, cheat, or postpone death; we are all inexorably moving toward our appointment with the Grim Reaper.

Evangelicals Humiliated as Trump Falls Asleep on Them

Members of the Religious Liberty Commission—composed almost entirely of evangelical Christians, along with a token Jewish rabbi and a couple of Catholics—went to the White House to pay homage to their orange messiah.

They whispered sweet nothings in Trump’s ear, specifically that there should be “bridges” between church and state rather than “a wall of separation” as Thomas Jefferson advocated.

The MAGA cult has already succeeded in bulldozing the wall of separation between religion and politics, and they are well on their way to establishing a White Christian Nationalist theocracy.

Evangelicals formed a circle around Trump, reminiscent of a circle jerk, who was seated at his desk in the Oval Office, as they left him drenched in their praise.

The irreligious sociopath has nothing but contempt for these useful idiots, evidenced by his nodding off while they fluffed the object of their adoration. Even Paula White’s platinum blonde sexuality and Ben Carson’s Uncle Tom coonery was unable to keep Trump from falling asleep.

While Trump is sleeping, his cabinet of grifters and fraudsters, and his religious advisers of con artists and haters are destroying our democracy.

Time to wake up America.

Fewer People are Naming Their Baby ‘Donald’

“Fewer Americans are naming their children “Donald” than ever, hitting a new low in the president’s second term.

Social Security Administration (SSA) data shows 2025 was the lowest point in recorded history for the name, with Donald only ranking 690th among the most popular names in the U.S.”

AOL

Ever since I watched Karen Allen played the iconic role of Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the name “Karen” conjures up images of the sultry actress.

In the late 2010’s the internet adopted “Karen” as a pejorative slang term. It became universal shorthand for an entitled middle-aged woman who weaponizes her white privilege against retail employees, service staff, especially if they are people of color.

Now, when I hear the name “Karen,” I no longer think of Karen Allen in her prime, with her warm brown hair, striking blue eyes, and calming smile. Instead, I picture a frumpy MAGA bitch hell-bent on harassing minorities.

The name “Karen” is now anathema not only to me but to many others. Parents have largely stopped choosing it for their daughters, fearing the name will expose them to teasing and bullying.

As a child, my favorite cartoon character was Donald Duck, a flawed figure I could relate to. The smallest annoyance—whether a noisy alarm clock or a buzzing bee—could send him into a temper tantrum of biblical proportions.

The name “Donald” once evoked nostalgic memories of my childhood; now it calls to mind the disgraceful figure of the steaming pile of human shit, Donald Trump. I understand why parents are reluctant to give their innocent newborns such a reviled name.

Trump-Meloni Feud

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, 49, is the mirror image of an American MAGA evangelical. She has built her political brand around Italy’s Roman Catholic heritage and traditional family values. She uses her Roman Catholic identity to buttress her political platform, advocating for policies that resonate with Trump supporters, like opposing abortion and LGBTQ rights.

President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are close ideological allies, but they are hardly bosom buddies. The mercurial U.S. president has turned against her amid geopolitical rifts over America’s illegal and immoral war of choice in Iran.

Perhaps the main reason Trump shows Meloni so little respect is that he cannot regard a female political leader as his equal.

Trump sparked a feud with his Italian counterpart by falsely claiming she had begged him for a photograph at the G7 Summit in France and that he agreed only out of pity. The claim is plainly false: world leaders kept their distance from Trump and appeared eager to avoid being near him. Who would want to be within smelling distance of his bad breath and soiled diapers?

The attractive Meloni angrily denied the claim, calling it “made up,” but the repulsive octogenarian doubled down in a post on Truth Social, saying Meloni had asked “over and over” for a photograph during the summit. Trump should not flatter himself; no woman wants a photo-op with such a loathsome creature.

Trump’s pettiness and ego have jeopardized America’s relationship with an ally simply because the female prime minister challenged his self-aggrandizing lie.

Canada Combats Hate Speech by Stripping Religious Protections

Our more enlightened and democratic neighbor to the north passed “the Combatting Hate Act” (Bill C-9), a law designed to strengthen the Criminal Code against hate crimes, protect community gathering spaces, and ban the public display of specific hate or terrorist symbols.

Evangelicals have their panties in a twist because The Act repealed a long-standing defense in the Criminal Code that protected individuals from hate convictions if they were expressing a religious opinion “in good faith” or quoting a religious text.

There is no hate quite like “Christian love.” Under the Act, so-called Christians can no longer protest outside a gay-affirming church, call its members an abomination deserving death, and then claim exemption from hate-speech laws because they are quoting the Bible.

This legislation does not apply to private conversations; evangelicals are free to participate in a circle jerk and rail against gays and lesbians.

For millennia Christians have engaged in hateful rhetoric and acts of violence that spring from such hateful speech and used the Bible as justification.

In America under Donald Trump’s fascist regime evangelicals feel emboldened to engage in hate speech against immigrants, the LGBT community and racial minorities, but at least in Canada they will think twice before publicly engaging in hate speech.

The Truth Will Defeat Pathological Liar Trump

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

John 8: 444

Donald Trump embodies the deceitful spirit of Satan, the narcissist lies about his personal appearance, his health, and his cognitive acuity. It would not be so bad if he only lied about relatively inconsequential matters like the size of his manhood or his weight.

But the liar-in-chief has a documented history of making false or misleading claims about critical political and geopolitical issues. Trump’s lie that Iran posed an existential nuclear threat to the USA resulted in an illegal and immoral war of choice. His penchant for mendacity has been widely tracked by fact-checking organizations, the Washington Post has documented tens of thousands of false or misleading statements throughout his political career.

White evangelical Christians have rejected Jesus Christ who is the Truth and have embraced the pathological liar as their messianic Fuhrer for their White Nationalist Christian regime.  

Trump’s MAGA supporters present themselves as carrying out a divine mission while spreading misinformation and disinformation to advance his authoritarian agenda. Evangelicals recognize that Trump frequently lies, yet they tolerate it as long as he promotes a platform rooted in racism, homophobia, misogyny, and xenophobia.

We must confront Trump and his MAGA movement not with memes, AI videos, or mean tweets, but with the truth embedded in the Constitution.

Don’t Ignore Boomers

Young people are often naturally expressive: they may speak loudly, dress boldly, and play music at high volume, often unaware that older people may find it overwhelming.

Young folks yearn to be seen, and they use social media to amplify their dreams, hobbies and even the banal activities of their everyday life.

Boomers have already made their mark on life, for good or ill, and they are not as desperate as millennials and Gen Zers to convince their friends and family and society at large that they are with the “in crowd.”

But we do not want to be ignored or overlooked; feeling unwanted often makes us feel invisible and pushed into the background.

We may have stopped caring about trying to look youthful or fashionable, but that does not mean we have given up on life, and we still want to be an integral part of society.

We are not a faceless group; we are unique individuals who simply desire to be recognized and treated with respect.

I Call BS on Boomer Saying, ‘It’s Better to be an Hour Early than a Minute Late’

If I had a dime for every time a baby boomer said, “It’s better to be an hour early than a minute late,” I would be rich. This familiar saying echoes Shakespeare’s line, “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” In the Bard’s time, however, keeping time was far less precise than it is today. Rather than tracking minutes and seconds, people relied on sundials and hourglasses to measure the passing hours.

Boomers did not grow up with GPS-synchronized wristwatches and clock radios, and because people’s timepieces were often out of sync, they developed a habit of arriving early to avoid being late.

Today everyone is running on GPS time, and there is no reason to arrive early for a doctor’s appointment, a dinner date, or any other occasion.

Although punctuality is a virtue, arriving too early can be an inconvenience today. Arriving too early can cause undue stress on family, colleagues, and medical providers.

I am a boomer, but my motto is that it is better to arrive a minute early than a minute late. I do not want to create awkwardness by showing up an hour early for a family dinner or a medical appointment.

I am flexible, but many boomers are set in their ways and unlikely to change to accommodate younger people. Younger folks would be well-advised to tell them an event starts an hour later than it actually does.

Robert Jeffress’ Toupee is as Fake as his Christianity

Robert Jeffress, the evangelical pastor of the First Baptist Church megachurch in Dallas, is one of Donald Trump’s most strident supporters.

Jeffress first offered his public support for Donald Trump in September 2015, and he has remained a loyal booster through every political scandal, profane outburst, criminal act and outrageous antic that makes a mockery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

To his credit, Jeffress acknowledges that Trump has not earned his loyalty by reflecting the ethical teachings of Jesus. In a 2016 NPR interview, he explained:

“I don’t want some meek and mild leader or somebody who’s going to turn the other cheek. I’ve said I want the meanest, toughest SOB I can find to protect this nation. And so that’s why Trump’s tone doesn’t bother me.”

Trump’s homophobia, misogyny, dishonesty, xenophobia, and plain cruelty warm his heart and stiffens his wood.

Jeffress is also drawn to Trump for his ruthless business style and his ability to exploit his followers. He admires the grifter-in-chief and seems to envy Trump’s success at extracting money from supporters.

The televangelist is often seen wearing his signature bright red tie, which he likely chooses as a tribute to his orange messiah.

I am sick and tired of the fake Christianity of Trump’s MAGA supporters, their mode of Christianity is as fake as Jeffress’ ridiculously fake toupee.

Trump’s Supporters Ritually Kiss His Anus

Dementia, disease, and a dissolute lifestyle have taken an incredible toll on Donald Trump’s corpse. Syphilis rash has ravished the side of his neck, a vain addiction to orange spray tan has cursed him with raccoon eyes, a series of mini strokes  has left him with a droopy stroke face, male pattern baldness has thinned out his wispy urine-colored hair, skin elasticity loss is to blame for his neck resembling a prolapsed vagina, disgusting doll hands are a giveaway that he has a micro-penis, but his most disgusting feature is his sphincter-shaped mouth.

Several Bible verses describe the Almighty speaking the universe into existence: “For he spoke, and it came to be, he commanded, and it stood firm.”

In the Bible, the mouth primarily symbolized communication, the condition of the inner heart, and the power of human speech to create or destroy. When the orange antichrist speaks or tweets, he creates chaos and confusion; his words have incited racism, violence, division and all manner of evil.

Osculum infame is a witch’s ritual greeting upon meeting Satan. The name means the shameful kiss since it involves kissing the devil’s anus.

Trump’s sycophantic supporters greet him with a kiss firmly planted on his asshole, in most cases they do so metaphorically and in a few cases, it is a literal kiss on his anus. If Senator Lindsey Graham, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator Tim Scott and Vice President JD Vance mouths are swabbed by a physician, they will test positive for Trump’s rectal bacteria.

I would rather eat a zombie’s ass than show any kind of affection for Trump; cowards and idiots who kiss his ass deserve to burn in hell.

Big Brother is Watching

Anyone can legally film you without your permission or consent in a public place. When you are out in a public space, such as a public street, sidewalk, or city park, you have no “reasonable expectation of privacy.”

With doorbell and surveillance cameras now everywhere, it is nearly impossible to walk down a street in any city, large or small, without being recorded many times.

That studious looking gentleman seating in the bar stool next to you might be wearing a camera built directly into the frame of his glasses, videotaping you as you gulp one shot after another.

The moment you step outside, your own Ring camera may record you, and cameras at stores, banks, and restaurants will likely do the same. This is the reality of modern life, and we have to accept it.

Therefore, we must always look sharp, not do anything shady, and behave as if Big Brother was walking by your side.

Before the digital age, people could sometimes get away with stealing a neighbor’s newspaper, failing to pick up after their dog on a well-kept lawn, or urinating in an alley. Not anymore—because cameras are everywhere, you are much more likely to be caught.

Welcome to the 21st century: Big Brother is watching. So, behave yourself, or someone may record you acting like a Karen.

Don’t Be Surprised Evangelicals Have an Affinity for Trump’s Fascist Regime

Many Americans are baffled by MAGA evangelicals’ affiliation and spirited defense of the fascist Trump Administration. They have a tough time understanding how a movement that claims to follow the teachings of the peaceful, empathetic, and loving Jesus Christ can submit to a sociopath who is the antithesis of the founder of their faith.

I am not.

 Trump’s authoritarian and autocratic regime is tailor-made to appeal to the evangelical mindset. Evangelicals gravitate to megachurches ruled by authoritarian leaders who answer to nobody and have a penchant for making bombastic statements. Donald Trump is the epitome of a dictatorial leader who makes outlandish statements and answers to nobody not even the Constitution, naturally evangelicals worship him as their messiah.

Evangelicals are complicit with Trump is the dismantling of our democracy, they praise God for every anti-democracy statement or action by Trump and his cabal of sycophants. They are on a crusade to destroy democracy, while claiming that they are patriotic and freedom loving.

MAGA evangelicals fail to understand that democracy is an ongoing effort to build a more perfect union, not a finished product. In a healthy democracy, compromise and debate are essential values. Evangelical culture often emphasizes conformity, groupthink, and unquestioning loyalty to leaders, especially those who claim to speak for God.

Trump opposes democracy, and so do his evangelical supporters; we are in an existential struggle against them.

I Miss My Classic GE Alarm Clock Radio

I wear a smartwatch with an alarm and keep my phone on the nightstand within arm’s reach while I sleep. Many other devices in my home also have built-in alarms.

I appreciate the convenience of modern alarm-equipped devices, which help me wake up on time and avoid missing appointments. Still, I miss the popular GE clock radios of the 1970s and 1980s. Their faux-woodgrain plastic cabinets and glowing red LED displays are etched in my memory.

Pressing the large snooze bar was deeply satisfying, silencing the alarm for a blissful nine minutes.

These once-ubiquitous radios now seem to survive mainly in bargain motel rooms—one small perk of being a cheapskate.

I imagine a peaceful death in hospice with a clock radio by my side. I’ll press the snooze button one last time as the palliative care nurse gives me a final dose of morphine. The last image in my mind will be that red LED display glowing in impenetrable darkness.