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IN THE MIDDLE
From the perspective of DA haircuts and black leather jackets, some thoughts, observations and maybe even some wisdom from an old, retired cop.
Migration
“…most of the people who retire in Florida are wrinkled and they lean on a crutch. And mobile homes are smotherin' the Keys, I hate those...
Michael Robb
Jun 7, 20242 min read
The Lady From Bamberg
“Why don´t you stop and look me over? Am I the same girl you used to know? Why don´t you stop and think it over?... Am I the Same Girl....
Michael Robb
Jun 6, 20243 min read
The Three D's
“…the night is young, the skies are clear, and if you want to go walking, dear, it’s delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely…”...
Michael Robb
Jun 4, 20242 min read


Trump, Dylan, & a Blue Dog
“…Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,...
Michael Robb
Jun 1, 20242 min read
Sam, Martha & the Flag
“…I was framed, framed, I was blamed. Well, I never knew nothing but I always get framed…”Framed”. Ritchie Valens. There’s a guy named...
Michael Robb
May 26, 20242 min read
Joe Biden, Dicky Betts, and the Swing Voters
“…well, Lord, Lord, Miss Sally, why all your cryin'? Been around here three long days, lookin' like we're dyin'. Go step yourself...
Michael Robb
May 20, 20242 min read
Trump, The Porn Star, and A Few Friends
“…standing at the end of the road, boys, waiting for my new friends to come. I don't care if I'm hungry or poor, I'm gonna get me some …”...
Michael Robb
May 18, 20242 min read
The Candidate, the Pollster, and the Cocker Spaniel
“…I got a little change in my pocket goin' jing-a-ling-a-ling, wants to call you on the telephone baby, a-give you a ring, but each time...
Michael Robb
May 14, 20242 min read


Boz Scaggs, Café du Monde, and the "if" Factor
“…Nothing you can't handle, nothing you ain't got. Put your money on the table and drive it off the lot. Turn on that old lovelight and...
Michael Robb
May 10, 20242 min read
For What It's Worth
“There's something happening here. But what it is ain't exactly clear. There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I got to beware…”...
Michael Robb
May 6, 20243 min read
Highway 61
“…Well, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son”. Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on." God said, "No", Abe said, "What?" God said,...
Michael Robb
May 4, 20243 min read
Fortunate Son
“…some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don't they help themselves, Lord? But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the...
Michael Robb
May 2, 20242 min read


The Natural Order
“…your old road is rapidly agin', please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand, for the times they are a-changin'”, Bob...
Michael Robb
May 1, 20242 min read


Kenny Munshaw may Save the Country!
“What is my definition of jazz? “Safe sex of the highest order”… Kurt Vonnegut. Today, Donald Trump had his day in front of the US...
Michael Robb
Apr 25, 20242 min read


Fireworks in Manhattan
Judge Juan Merchan has expressed his irritation with Trump’s side for its repeated attempts to seek new rulings on issues that have been...
Michael Robb
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Guns, Hell No!
“…America is drowning in guns. Even if they were all banned at midnight tonight, it would probably take a century or two to get them out...
Michael Robb
Apr 19, 20243 min read


Guns....Hell, Yeah!
“Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of the Constitution by claiming it's not an individual right, or that...
Michael Robb
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Machiavelli, Trump, and a Stripper
As you read this, it’s the first day of jury selection in former President Donald Trump’s New York fraud case. It’s the first time in...
Michael Robb
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona...
Thanks to the great Jackson Browne for the title…A few days in front of Trump’s first criminal trial and since Trump is convinced he’s a...
Michael Robb
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Flirtin' With Disaster
Thanks to the great Molly Hatchet for giving me the idea for a title. Like all legendary southern rock songs, it tells a story. Awhile...
Michael Robb
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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