Mentl as anything

Alas, I don't own the copyright for this splendid photo,
and I'm quite sure it's not in the public domain. The photographer
is George Etheredge of the New York Times; the photo was
published in a profile about DJTJr in the March 18, 2017,
"Style" section of the Times. If you don't already subscribe to
the Times, you should: It produces excellent journalism.
I am a subscriber, and I'd encourage you to be one as well.
It's one of the chief ways that we can contribute to
fostering democracy and transparency in government.

"Papa?"

"Papa!"

"Papa, can you hear me?!"

The Great White Way's latest hit is Mentl, starring Donald Trump, Jr., Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, Jeff Sessions, Michael Flynn, and an ever-growing stack of Russian nesting dolls, each one with a smaller and smaller sense of morality.

It's a sad, strange musical put on by the worst cast imaginable. It had tryouts in New York and bankrupted a number of theaters and backers. So why its backers imagined that this show would play well in Washington is anyone's guess.

With a little luck and a lot of determination by the critiques, hopefully the show will close before too many more performances ruin the stage in America forever.

'Tis the season

"How *dare* you say 'Happy Holidays!' to me, you ungrateful little heathen!"

This is what I imagine happening all over Trump's America™ in the coming days.

(Special pretzels to those of you who recognize the fantastic Constance Ford as Ada Davis McGowan Hobson, et al., from the late, lamented Another World. The show was canceled nearly 20 years ago and yet, je me souviens.)

Cradle to grave

From the November 22, 2016, New York Times:

"Supporters of the Second Amendment, ecstatic that Hillary Clinton lost, anticipate an expansion of gun rights with a Trump administration and a Republican-led Congress."

An expansion of gun rights? What would that even look like at this point?

Every time you open your mouth, you fire off several rounds from an automatic assault rifle lodged in your esophagus?

Frankly, with gun and ammunition sales robust before and after the election (when aren't they robust?), there aren't many areas for expansion of gun rights.

The womb maybe with every fetus a possible active shooter or a good zygote with a gun.

Or the coffin, just in case you need to shoot your way past Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates.

I can hardly wait.

To buy my own body armor.

Take my advice

My new theme song. You've been forewarned.