Author: coastcontact

I am a somewhat cranky but mostly optimistic 65 plus who refuses to give up on this maddening world. The purpose of this BLOG is to express my feelings, thoughts.

25 Classic character/supporting actors & actresses

Row 1: Elizabeth Patterson, Burt Mustin, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Coburn, & Jack Elam
Row 2: Mildred Natwick, Henry Travers, Mary Wickes, Beulah Bondi, & Christine McIntyre
Row 3: Eve Arden, Dudley Dickerson, Norman Lloyd, Thelma Ritter, & Bud Jamison
Row 4: Walter Brennan, Sheldon Leonard, Lloyd Nolan, Barry Fitzgerald, & Edward Everett Horton
Row 5: Charles Lane, Judith Anderson, Frank Morgan, Andy Devine, & Lillian Randolph

You Can’t Buy anything for a Penny

The last pennies were struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country’s smallest denomination coins have been produced since 1793.

The Canadian penny is a 1-cent coin that is no longer in circulation, with production ending in 2012 and distribution ceasing in 2013. While cash transactions are now rounded to the nearest 5 cents, pennies can still be used for payment and are available for collectors. They were first issued in 1858 and their design has varied over the years, but the reverse typically features maple leaves. 

Biden says Trump has ‘taken a wrecking ball’ to democracy in sharp criticism

Former President Joe Biden delivered a strong critique of his successor Friday, arguing to a room of supporters that President Donald Trump has “taken a wrecking ball” to democracy.

“I knew Trump was going to taking a wrecking ball to the country, but I had no idea, I have to admit, I didn’t know there was going to be an actual wrecking ball,” Biden said at a gala hosted in Omaha by the Nebraska Democratic party, referring to Trump’s demolition of the the White House’s East Wing to build a 90,000-square foot ballroom.

“It’s a perfect symbol of his presidency,” Biden said. “Trump has taken a wrecking ball not only to the people’s house but to the Constitution, to the rule of law, to our very democracy.”

Biden also mocked Trump’s repeated declarations that his second term has brought “a golden age” to the country.

“He now says we are quote ‘in a golden age.’ The only gold is the stuff he’s hanging on the mantle,” the former president said, referring to Trump’s gilded additions to the Oval Office.

Trump the Dictator

Donald Trump was sent a message on election day 11/4/2025. All the major elections were won by Democrats. His reaction was predictable. His contention is that the elections were rigged. Furthermore, since his name was not on the ballots he doesn’t see himself as losing the elections. He sees the results as GOP loss but not his loss.

Trump sees himself as all powerful.

With no one to stop him Trump as he continues to do things that presidents are not supposed to be doing. We are witnessing the decline of America into a dictatorship.