Hollercat Howling | Posts from the Appalachian recesses

All that glisters?

It seems like a great time to share a bit of Shakespeare. In particular, Act 2, Scene 7 from the Merchant of Venice.

Memories are surely short among some Americans these days. Just last June they celebrated "obliterating" Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Hard to believe it's been 40 years since '86. 47 days into the year Pavel Zagladimov went down with the ship.

I grew up being warned about bad influences. Today's generations need to be warned about bad influencers.