The Golden Fleece Billiards Club No smoking. No alcohol. No bulshit. Just pool. “Addiction to billiards is as great an impediment to productivity as cocaine is to ambition” Rhutra Nocab The gamblers seemed indifferent to the comity and comfort of The Golden Fleece. Maybe its simply because, like fighters, for example, focused as they are … Continue reading
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Donald Trump. 1946-2027
August 5, 2027. Trump Tower Penthouse. Present: Eric, Barron, Ivanka and Tiffany. Via Skype: Don Jr. Eric “Well, here we are. Free at last. President O’Rourke called me this morning to ask which of us was going to give the eulogy. He said he was unable to find anybody in DC or The … Continue reading
Letter To A Friend
Dear Marvin, I am sorry that you have decided NOT to maintain our political cyber-intercourse. Perhaps this letter will find its way into your hands and we can continue to discuss our various opinions regarding Mr. Trump and the “state of the union”. First of all let me suggest a great movie, The Garden … Continue reading
John Chau
When are we, as a society in the 21st Century, ever going to acknowledge the fundamental truth of all religions? Every single major religion began around a campfire with an old man telling a story about how we got here and where we are going. From the Sumerians to the Greeks to the Jews to … Continue reading
You Gotta Love Them Russians
My older brother studied mathematics at Stanford and then went on to read Philosophy at Harvard. He can explain quantum mechanics, Keynesian economics, Heidegger and Beethoven’s last quartets. I have always considered him THE most intelligent person I know and I love him dearly. However, back in 2,000 he voted for Ralph Nader. Later on … Continue reading
Brett or Bart?
It has been many, many years since I looked at my prep school yearbook. Notwithstanding my age and onset dementia, I do remember however, that there is not a single word next to my mug shot that I am ashamed of or embarrassed by. The revealing, embarrassing, vulgar stupidity of Mr. Kavanaugh’s yearbook entry does … Continue reading
The Mosconi Cup Dilemma
I would like to offer some thoughts as to why the United States is not winning Mosconi Cups. There are many reasons of course and for one person to pretend to have all the answers would be presumptuous. Of course we can win again but how? Actually, we might never win again. Does the game … Continue reading
