High Risk, Low Reward?
What a disaster for the Mexican Navy training ship hitting the Brooklyn Bridge. Apparently, it had lost power. The ship was on a cruise to quite a few ports, training naval cadets, and heading for Iceland. I wonder what the utility
Faulty Towers
The constant social media posts reminding all of us in the US that Denmark, Switzerland, Albania, Chad, New Zealand, Lichtenstein, and on and on are "better" than the US in a variety of metrics, from school scores to dressage, from
Stupid Campaigns
Here's a lesson for both political parties (I'm an independent): Democrats: No one is ending or adversely affecting social security or Medicare. The attempt to remove corruption and waste in any government operation is laudable. But to keep harping on social
You’re Wrong Because…Because….You’re A Clown!
It's fascinating how quickly disagreements degenerate into ad hominem attacks. It's because when someone runs into facts undermining their position that can't be argued, they simply attack the character of the person providing them. It's frighteningly like a trial, where a
Not “How Did He Win?” but Rather “How Did We Lose?”
I recall New York arts critic Pauline Kael shocked that Richard Nixon had won because "none of her friends voted for him." Of course, her "friends" were a coterie of very liberal people on Manhattan's upper east side. However, the
Toxicity
The ferocious profanity we see on social media, particularly on X, against the political "other side" is indicative of powerlessness. These outbursts, which demean the writers more than their targets, are the last resort of people who feel they've been
Battlegrounds and Monarchies
Do you know what a "battleground state" is in a US election? It's a state that could go to either candidate based on their platforms and appeal to the majority of the voters. In other words, every state ought to be a
Evil
We've had presidents shot, even our greatest, Abraham Lincoln. We've experienced the Twin Towers catastrophe. We've been through the Great Depression, fought a Civil War that killed about 800,000 people, our bloodiest war, ever. We've experienced (and still experience) racism,
The Ugly Wind
It's not the cold that hurts so much, it's the wind that propels it. If there's no wind you can deal with it. It's not the differing opinions that hurt so much. It's the wind of profanity, ignorance, and moral superiority
Look Up
I've watched hundreds of families at restaurants with every member's head down staring at a phone, and little conversation when the meals were served (which often didn't even interfere with the phone use). I'm assuming it's the same or worse