No Kings Protest

Like many, I* will be attending my local No Kings Protest on June 14, 2025. Peaceful protests are the sacred right of all Americans. The right to assemble and seek redress of our grievances is enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Whether you are participating in the No Kings Protest, counter-protesting it,Continue reading “No Kings Protest”

Tariffs vs. the Super Rat

              World trade and tariffs are complicated. Dirt bikes are not. Enter the diminutive Hodaka motorcycle.             Back in the ‘60s an Athena, Oregon grain exporter had a problem. The Pacific Basin Trading Company, PABATCO, was selling lots of grain to Japan. The were accumulating piles of Japanese Yen in return. A way was neededContinue reading “Tariffs vs. the Super Rat”

To Die in the Street

Is it better to die in the street,   Or be crushed ‘neath some autocrat’s feet? Should I defy unwarranted rules,   Or put up with the fakes and the fools? Should I blow up a Tesla or two,   Or concede that their lies are all true? Should I quietly fall into line,  Continue reading “To Die in the Street”

Surviving Fascism

The dark clouds of Fascism are once again engulfing the world. History tells us that, once Fascism is in place, it will not leave willingly. Mussolini lasted over 20 years before being strung up by Partisans at a gas station in Milan. Hitler’s Thousand-Year Reich ended in violence and destruction. Making aggressive war doomed bothContinue reading “Surviving Fascism”

When They Come

When they come for me,   You’ll look, but you wont see. Dragged into the street,   Cornered, no retreat. For daring to speak out,   Guilty, there’s no doubt. I’ll be gagged and bound,   Starved and beaten down. You won’t dare to call,   To me behind the wall. You’ll ignore my pain,Continue reading “When They Come”

I Wonder How They’ll Change Her

I wonder how they’ll change her,  I suppose we’ll have to see. Do they pose a danger,   To those who would be free? Will evil boldly march,  With flags and torches high? Like stormers through the arch,   To make the humble cry? Will we begin to hate,   The strangers in our midst?Continue reading “I Wonder How They’ll Change Her”