If your social media newsfeed has been clogged with talk about fake news and alternative facts, boy, do we have…
Last Thursday at his talk about William Seward and Tsar Alexander II, writer Michael Dunham tossed off a “what-if” that…
To all the glorious women in the world, the Betster apologizes for not wearing red on International Women’s Day. In…
One of the odd effects of Real Winter have been sightings of things people have not seen in recorded history,…
Whew. Homer dodged that bullet. Just when we thought the town might get really stirred up over the annual February…
Reading some of the comments lately about Homer on social media, the Betster wonders if maybe some of our fellow…
Wise people who know more than the Betster have been talking about alternate facts. Apparently a spokesperson for the 45th…
Some people seem surprised when a big southwest wind on a 20-foot plus tide turns the Spit Road into a…
Twelve days into the New Year and here in our peaceful corner of the universe, so far the world hasn’t…
So far, 2017 has started serenely — almost too serenely. The Betster did visit a bar over the weekend, but…
In writing this column, the Betster tries to strike a balance between funny and insightful, with maybe the needle tipped…
If you noticed a cosmic blip at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday, that wasn’t your imagination. Holy Azimuth, Betsteroids! Yes, that was…
As the Betster writes this the Internet appears to be down at Chez Betster. No, it’s not the usual dust-in-the-machine…
