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The Law of Stupidity
There was a time I would sit here at my computer with my mouth agape over some new expression of folly. After awhile, I got more used to it. So common is the lack of “common sense,” I’ve given up … Continue reading
In the Prison of Lies
The yard in front of the house had become a mud pit every time the yard thawed at mid-day. There weren’t many rocks around, but he had suddenly recalled small slabs of asphalt working loose up on the roadway, in … Continue reading
How Will We Survive?
Economics: The study of human habits, particularly in the aggregate, regarding the exchange of things of value. For the sake of discussion, let’s assume the worst. Governments collapse with the economies and utter anarchy takes over. Split out security concerns … Continue reading
Riots: It Will Get Worse
Take a look at the riots in Greece. Just a bunch of hoodlums? Perhaps, but not everything wrong there falls on only one set of shoulders. It is widely established as fact the government of Greece at all levels, as … Continue reading
Suck It Up
There are in this life a great many things affecting you which you can’t change. You might try, but if your attempts affect too much other people, it will simply create more and bigger problems. Do I need to raise … Continue reading
Sometimes It Scares Me
It scares me when someone in a fairly mainstream publication says something which makes sense. I’m afraid Greenwald does that now and then. In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% … Continue reading
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Dream Ride: Mass Transit
Thanks to the US military service, I spent quite some years in Europe. I must confess I prefer living there over living in the US, but I could never afford to go back there on my own. I’m not too … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, economics
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Can’t Be Justified
I can’t support this: Israeli Diplomats Prepare Ground for Gaza Action. When the attack comes, I can’t watch. Israel has the upper hand in every way. So much so, they have to provide their own undercover fake terrorists to launch … Continue reading
Never Wrong
The alternative and underground news sources are loaded with stories of various plans to permit more and more use of force against ordinary folks. Naturally there are a thousand justifications for all this. Even the Pentagon is now revealing plans … Continue reading
She Doesn’t Get It
Jojo Moyes says the scientists are wrong. When their research indicates chick-flix (“romantic comedies”) raise unrealistic expectations, which expectations cause needless conflicts in relationships, she says they don’t realize women know the difference between fiction and reality. Such stories are … Continue reading