John Masters, Author at Deep Something

Green Bean Casserole News

October 24, 2018 B. John 385 Views 0 Comments Campbells, Casserole, Dorcas Reilly, Green Bean

Well here’s some sad nostalgic news. Dorcas Reilly, the woman who invented one of my favorite dishes, the Green Bean Casserole, died on October 15.

Election Featured Legislature Politics

State Senate District 18 – My Vote

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 B. John 379 Views 0 Comments Dana Young, District 18, Florida Senate, Janet Cruz, NRA, Public Education

This is the contest between Dana Young and Janet Cruz. I’m not jumping-up-and-down happy with either of these two candidates but they are worlds apart on the issues important to me. Janet Cruz gets my vote for State Senate.

Deep Thoughts Technology

Who’s The Smartest One of All?

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 B. John 377 Views 0 Comments Boeing, Phil Condit

None of us is a smart as all of us. – Phil Condit This is pretty obviously a riff on the concept of synergy, “the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.” But coming from a guy with Phil Condit’s background, it takes on some real meaning.

Election Featured Politics

The Florida Constitutional Amendments – My Take

October 23, 2018 B. John 378 Views 0 Comments Constitutional Amendments, Felons, Greyhound Racking, Off-shore Oil Drilling, Rights, Vaping

What a mess the ballot is this year with some of the most ridiculous and some of the most dangerous amendments. In the end, I voted Yes on Number 4, and No on all the rest. Many of you may disagree, but at least consider my logic.

Election Places Politics Tampa

Hillsborough County Commission District 7

October 19, 2018October 23, 2018 B. John 527 Views 0 Comments Board of Commissioners, Hillsborough County, Kimberly Overman

There are three candidates for this at-large seat on the County Commission. In keeping with my commitment to talk to people running in local elections, I’ve talked to Kimberly Overman and Todd Marks. I’m endorsing Kimberly Overman.

Congress Featured Politics

McConnell And Ryan – Douche Bags of the Day

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 B. John 754 Views 0 Comments Discretionary Spending, medicare, Mitch McConnel, Paul Ryan, republicans, Social Security

They aren’t worth the ink to give them separate awards, and besides, they’re receiving the award since they are both involved in the same scam of the American Taxpayer…well, one of their many and most recent. After passing a $1,500,000,000,000.00 ($1.5 Trillion) dollar tax cut that went to the wealthiest Americans and big corporations, they now claim that Social Security and Medicare need to be cut to cover that deficit.

Congress Election Featured Politics

Rick Scott – Douche Bag of the Day

October 12, 2018 B. John 630 Views 0 Comments Bill Nelson, liar, Lying, Rick Scott

Let’s just get it over with, and give Scott his award. He’s working hard to earn it. We can start with the economic devastation for the hospitality and tourism industry brought on by the Red-Tide outbreaks and fish kills. He now has nine ads out, everyone one of which has been judged “false” by PolitiFact.

Photo of Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) and Brett Kavanaugh (R-Privilege)

Congress Courts Featured Politics

Tom Cotton Proves Brett Kavanaugh Lied Under Oath

October 12, 2018 B. John 416 Views 0 Comments Brett Kavanaugh, Hugh Hewitt, lie, Lying, Oath, Perjury, SCOTUS, Tom Cotton

I’d like to thank Tom Cotton for unequivocally establishing that Brett Kavanaugh committed perjury during testimony for his nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Kavanaugh, as you recall, famously and loudly claimed the charges against him were part of Clinton Conspiracy to discredit him. Tom Cotton has cleared the air and told Hugh Hewitt it was all Chuck Schumer’s doing with a cast of characters not related to the Clintons. So our thanks to Cotton for establishing that Kavanaugh lied under oath during his confirmation hearing.

Congress Featured Politics

Sen. Susan Collins – Douche Bag of the Day

October 11, 2018 B. John 530 Views 0 Comments Brett Kavanaugh, Judicial Crisis Network, Susan Collins Carrie Severino

Senator Collins (R-Maine) is the recipient of today’s Douche Bag of the day award. You might think it is because of her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, but I think this might be more “deplorable” and is a classic Republican move. Now she’s turned around and got a quid-pro-quo exactly for voting to confirm Kavanaugh. Judicial Crisis Network, the “dark money” group that spent millions promoting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation effort, announced a new “six-figure TV and digital ad campaign” Tuesday in support of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who voted for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Environment Places Science Tampa Weather

The Weather in Tampa Today 09-10-2018

October 10, 2018 B. John 456 Views 0 Comments Hurricane Michael, National Hurricane Center, Tampa

Right this minute, at 5:15 PM we’re getting a pretty good downpour that started about 10 minutes ago. According to

Featured Politics Presidency Weather

Donald Trump-Douche Bag of the Day

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 B. John 502 Views 0 Comments Dear Leader Rallies, Hurricane Michael, Natural Disaster, Rob Rosenstein

Well, it is generally such an easy and obvious award to make, I’ve tried to avoid making it. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel, it is just too easy. But there were two things recently. The main one being a meeting in the Oval Office in which he starts claiming there are thousands of people already lining for a Dear Leader rally in Pennsylvania, so it would be unfair to cancel that due to a major natural disaster unfolding in the United States.