Thoughts of Summer and vacations brought to what remains of my mind, an unplanned adventure that took place on a teenage Route 66 road trip to California with a couple of friends. When we drove through Arizona we saw a sign for the Meteor Crater. It was a slight diversion,
Did you hear Donald Trump is writing a book? (I like to start out with something funny just like Joel Osteen.) Trump said it, so it’s probably not true. If it is, his biggest hurdle is that he’ll actually have to read a book to find out what goes into
Maybe one night when you’re out in the country, somewhere far away from the noise and lights of the city, the chirping of the crickets the only sound you hear while you’re looking up at the night sky with its thousands of brilliant, twinkling, stars, will you wonder how long
One of the most utterly stupid events in a long line of utterly stupid events perpetrated by the GOP (unfortunately for them) took place in Florida, where Donald Trump wanna-be Ron “I’ll Cancel It If I Don’t Like It” DeSantis rejected math books for school children because they contained elements
Last week, it was interesting to see an educated, high-IQ person such as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being badgered with questions from a group of low-IQ, slug wannabes. One GOP senator, Kevin Cramer, somewhat semi-apologized for his colleagues who were asking stupid questions just to get attention and be invited
There was an interesting article in The Washington Post recently about the Dunning-Kruger effect, which suddenly has become popular. It should not be confused with the Dummy-Knucklehead effect, which was prevalent in the late 1950s and early 1960s and manifested itself mainly among young people sniffing airplane glue so they
It finally happened. Even though beloved comrade Vladimir Putin said he had no intention of invading the Ukraine when he piled up his storm-troopers, artillery, and medical equipment on three sides of the country, his militia paid Ukrainians a friendly visit with tanks and anything capable of firing bullets and
While Super Bowl XX@LVI%$DD?Q was reserving its place in the history books, it was stirring up some of my personal football memories, most of them being my gasping for air under a pile of every kid from the opposing side. Later, I did have a girlfriend who was one of
I’ve decided to write about nothing this week, which some of you may feel, is not much of a stretch. But there are those days when it’s hard to string two thoughts together; some days, even one. Tucker Carlson of Fox “News” appears to have run out of things to
I was reminiscing recently about my teen years and how we guys were into cars and cruisin’. I guess that’s what you do when you get old and your brain begins to resemble oatmeal; what’s left of it thinks about the good old days. Guys were either making their cars
By Bela SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. I read with some interest, then humor, Wayne Johnson’s account of what, in his opinion, I had written in the December 30 issue of The Voice, thevoice.us/probing-reactions-to-readers-voice-on-kenosha-shooter, concerning Kyle Rittenhouse and what transpired the fateful night, August 25, 2020 what the 17-year- old, at the
Happy New Year, to The Voice readers. And an especially happy one to readers of my 100-per-cent fact-free educational material right here on this page. Without a doubt, you’ve already gained a higher social standing in your community, a standing that will continue to rise to new heights with your
Christmas arrived once again and with it, just like a recurring case of diarrhea, the gift-giving season. Yes, it was the time to give gifts to loving family members and valued friends, the majority of which were things they’ll never use and will end up at Goodwill where someone else
In celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah, I’m presenting the tale of this heartwarming event from my past, the days when I was a musician, traveling throughout the Midwest as part of a troupe of magicians and clowns presenting 90-minute Christmas magic shows twice daily to benefit charitable organizations. I was
Ever wonder? Do you ever wonder what happened to the neutron bomb? Neither do I. I’m kidding. I do wonder because it was supposed to be the next big thing in ultimate weaponry. When detonated, it would kill people due to radiation poisoning and not destroy their stuff, things such
With any luck and help from the post office, you are holding this issue of The Voice in your hands, or any other appendages you use to hold the paper as you read it, not long after Veterans Day. The Post Office is closed each November 11 in observance of
Don’t be concerned. You may safely remove your facemask while reading this column. I’ve had my flu shot and COVID booster. I’m covered for malaria, leprosy, polio, trench foot, St. Vitus Dance, hoof and mouth, bubonic plague, and crabgrass, so no worries. So far, no matter what Ted Cruz, Tucker
I must take a minute right at the outset, in this case a few words, to thank Mr. Vince Smith, a very perceptive The Voice reader who, besides paying a nice compliment in the “Reader’s Commentary” section of the September 30 issue, pointed out the ridiculous commentaries of some readers,
The past weekend I was in the basement reorganizing some of my valuable future family heirlooms, a.k.a. stuff no rational human ever would consider saving. I came across a sandwich bag containing a cigar butt and a faded yellow pay stub, souvenirs of days spent working on The Babe, a
By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. Notably: “97.5% of scientists agree with whoever is funding them,’’ wrote Susan Capitano-Hooker. And so it goes in the marriage between science and government these days. Politicians on the left don’t miss opportunities, blaming human generated CO2 for every weather related catastrophe. We’re supposed
