A concrete sign that Winter Olympics are exciting: Organizers have run short of condoms at Olympic Village. It happened, too, in Vancouver. 300,000 distributed at Paris Summer Olympics.

Attacks on Immigrants are Attacks on Us All postalley.org/2026/02/15/att… via Post Alley Seattle

Congressional Democrats: Waiting to Get Things Done Again postalley.org/2026/02/16/con… via Post Alley Seattle

American Catholics: Standing up to Caesar postalley.org/2026/02/22/ame… via Post Alley Seattle

Morning annoyances: The ceaseless TV spots for ambulance chasing Seattle lawyers, and ads of medicine for health conditions identified by their initials .

State of the Dis-Union: Trump’s Ugly, (Long) Rant postalley.org/2026/02/25/sta… via Post Alley Seattle

Just recalling when losing POTUS candidate John McCain said it was time for Americans to “come together.” Trump is divider-in-chief to detriment of our nation.

As to modest income tax for high income earners, it is not soaking the rich. We just want them to rinse regularly.

Kudos to Cardinal Cupich of Chicago, taking Trump to task for glorification of war with video celebrating US. air strikes against Iran.

“Hot damn, don’t give a damn, way down under in Vietnam” — remembering and appreciating Country Joe McDonald, RIL at 84.

We’re not soaking the rich, just asking them to bathe regularly.

Nope, I’m the type of guy who was Pulitzer finalist for exposing mismanagement and vast cost overruns at WOPSS nuclear plants. As well as fumbles in handling of nuclear waste at Hanford.

Dems flip the Trumpster’s state legislative district in Florida, previous went for GOP by 19 percent by 19 percent margin. A wave election year? Sure hope so!!!

What ever happened to civil debate and polite disagreement in America? Just reading, reacting to the babel and posting.

The state’s new income tax on high incomes does not soak the rich. It just asks them to bathe regularly. Curious that right wing populists and forces of wealth & privilege are fighting it. Our tax system is the nation’s least just & equitable, our schools need bucks.

The Trump speech brings to mind famous Pete Seeger lyric: “we’re knee deep in the big muddy and the old fool says to press on.”

Deeply moving Deep Good Friday observance live-streamed from St Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan . . . A time for reflection & prayer, not venting & bigotry. The true message “under God.”

Hushed, reverential announcing: The Masters is the high msss of golf and a board of elderly crackers keep it so. One bone to pick: where are the solemn Cadillac TV spots this year?