Marriage of Convenience

Marriage of Convenience

Donald Trump won.  I’m not talking about the election.  I think it will be closer than the polls predict but I have no particular insight.  Some are predicting a blue wave Biden blowout.  Maybe.  Who knows?What I mean by Donald Trump won is that for all practical...
Children’s Story: Horace Cucumber

Children’s Story: Horace Cucumber

  Though you hurry away, it’s a brief delay:three scattered handfuls of earth will free you.  Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) * Horace Cucumber rolled down the steep garden path of John Winthrop’s hillside garden ripping off pieces of his green skin on the sharp...
Final Trompudo Napkin Art

Final Trompudo Napkin Art

  This is our fourth and final post of “Trompudo Napkin Art,” a whimsical project by TITM to make connections between the Sea Gull Cellar Bar Napkin Art produced in the 70s and 80s and the current mad-king president.  TITM is working on a Gallery of...
Trompudo Napkin Art – 3

Trompudo Napkin Art – 3

  [Click on BLUE links for sources and information] This is our third post in our Trompudo Napkin Art series.  Past posts can be found HERE and HERE         Trompudo has girl trouble.   Trompudo told Iran it risked consequences “the...
The Art of the Lie

The Art of the Lie

  [Click on BLUE links for sources and information]   Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.   Joseph Goebbels   It’s called the “illusion of truth” and it is a powerful tool for authoritarian leaders, advertisers, and all types of...