Yes, I’ve finally made it to the big time. After all my years of acting on stage, as an extra in Hollywood films, or as a principle in industrial films for Bell Labs and others, I get recognized for receiving my COVID vaccination. And because I’m wearing my glasses, you
I hope every one of you readers had a safe and enjoyable July 4 celebration. It’s obvious that in Aurora, we love to celebrate Independence Day because the M80s start blasting in the evenings in early February and continue into late January. Some time back I’d written how, as young
Happy four days after Father’s Day and five days after Juneteenth Day, or as the GOP likes to call it, “Huh?”. It seems my holiday columns always wind up in The Voice after the holidays about which I’ve chosen to write (notice how I didn’t end that sentence with a
The weather finally has turned favorable for all sorts of outdoor activities, such as hiking, swimming, biking, blowing off M80s in the middle of the night, tearing up the asphalt on low traffic streets and roads with rubber-burning, squealing tires, and camping. I enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors
Have you noticed the current interest in unidentified flying objects (UFO) sightings? They’ve been getting a great deal of press lately since secret military videos have been leaked or released. Some documented UFO sightings have been in our area in the not-to-distant past. Over Aurora, we’ve had five orange, fireball-type
We’ve just celebrated that special day when we take time out to thank and honor all our mothers. I’m going out on a limb here in assuming that we’ve all had mothers, except for a few members of Congress. I’ve written about my own mother, Ruby, in the past, but
A couple issues back, a concerned reader wrote in to give a voice to her opinion on the obligation the elderly have to serve jury duty, and the hardship involved in traveling, spending a day waiting to be selected, to be on a jury, or sent home. I can sympathize
This week, I thought I’d focus on something pleasant: Death. In this case, mine. Not the one in my future, but a near-death experience in my past. Back in ancient times, 1968, before I was a well respected, independently-wealthy writer, I owned a boat dealership with a partner, Ron. Our
By the time you read this column in The Voice, we’ll be stepping into a nice April, or a brisk October, depending on how the USPS is handling our mail deliveries. If Louis DeJoy is still running the postal system, it will most likely be the latter. We passed some
While I was scrubbing my single serve fry pan this morning (not this morning, but the morning when I was writing this column), it reminded me of a day long past. It was a day during basic training when I, once again, had the privilege of being selected for KP
Now that the orange-faced spectre that previously haunted the White House is off to greener Florida pastures, or sand traps, there are thousands of delusional individuals in the country who believe the aforementioned apparition will rise up from a Mar-a-Lago dumpster this month, just like the Great Pumpkin, who has
If any of you dear (or other woodland-type) readers don’t feel it’s cold enough for you, I suggest you read “To Build a Fire,” a short story by Jack London. Your lips will turn blue even if you read it at high noon in the middle of Death Valley on
These are beautiful days. I can turn on the PBS News Hour without getting a preemptive knot in my stomach by wondering what travesty has come out of the White House, or having to watch a press briefing given by a blonde twit spouting lies and lame reasons for those
Those who think there’s no election fraud must be living with blinders on due to their political biases. Let’s look at some “funny” facts.
Dominion Voting Systems, widely used in this country, was founded in 2002 by two Canadians who currently own Dominion in partnership with Staple Street Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with questionable connections which invested in Dominion in 2018. Canada is a radically liberal country. Many Canadians would love to see Republicans defeated in the U.S. Why the heck are we using election software from a country biased against conservatism? Why the heck aren’t we using American software for American elections?…
Did you ever wonder what would happen if your right hand was on your left arm instead of your right? Neither did I. By the time you read this, I hope things will have settled down and we can get back to focusing on what truly matters in our lives.
It was a difficult birth for the 2021 New Year’s Baby. He (I assume it’s a he because the old year always goes out with a long beard) had to be brutally yanked out with forceps, kicking and screaming, not wanting to come into the pandemic world. Thinking of kicking
Because this is my close-to-Christmas column, each year I endeavor to squeeze out something Christmas-related. Someone online told of a most memorable Christmas. I couldn’t think of any, except for those where girl friends dumped me. Other than those holiday dumpster specials, I’d have to say my most memorable Christmas
This week, I had a whole lotta stuff I planned to write about Donald Trump, but decided it was a waste. Donny’s gone off the deep end with hair-dye-dripping nutty buddy, Rudy Giuliani, and others hanging on, claiming that the FBI, CIA, CDC, Poncho Villa, Cher, and Emperor Ming the
By Bela (Bill) SuhaydaAurora A response to Wayne E. Johnson and his article to “The Voice” in the November 12 edition under the headline: “Election consequences, recollections, thoughts.” His column started: “Whew! Even our world allies celebrated with fireworks, music (I think I heard the munchkins singing, ‘Ding Dong, the
How different this Thanksgiving Day holiday is than those we’ve celebrated in the past. We’re warned by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) not to travel and celebrate with those in our immediate household, the same ones we’ve been cooped up with for months. Yay. At least it
