Olympic Disaster
The world record holder in javelin was just disqualified because he has Covid. If you win this event, do you really have the chutzpah to accept the gold medal? These Olympics should never have been held, and are an example of
Shots Unfired
If you're wondering why it is that the most powerful country in the world can't improve or resolve it's problems with immigration, climate, crime, homelessness and poverty, gun violence, and so forth, consider the fact that it can't even gain
Shooting Gallery
We're concerned about the tragedy in Florida where we're not sure yet how many people died in that building collapse. We should be equally concerned, if not more so, about the 150 people who were shot and killed of the three-day
A Man on the Moon or A Kid in A Classroom
How is it that we could land men on the moon in the late 60s and a half-century later have failed to solve the problems of poverty and unequal opportunity? How is it we create holographic images and 3-D printing,
If It Hurts, Stop Doing It. That Will Be $50,000.
I am not loathe to admit that the great preponderance of my success has been based on common sense. It's a rare commodity. Look back over the last year and ask yourself if the government and scientists have used much
Swinging Too Far
This is what happens when I apply too much power to the crane on my train set. It swings too far in either direction, and can't be finely controlled. It doesn't perform well. Sounds a lot like our current political system,
Run! Run! I Don’t Know Why, Just Run!
There's a several day delay in gasoline deliveries due to the ransomeware attack, so people are lining up at the pumps. I guess while they're there, they can stop in the mini-mart and stock up on toilet tissue. There's a temporary
Expectations
TRIGGER ALERT, I'M WARNING YOU: This article refers back to past days ("days of yore" for the literate) with fondness, not condemnation. I grew up poor. We literally didn't always have the rent money ($40) and we had collection agencies calling
NIMBY
The ultra-liberal New York Times is resisting a union attempt. The ultra-liberal Brown University (which calls Christmas Trees "Holiday Trees") has resisted returning land to a local tribe, and has steadfastly refused to rename itself, having been funded by the largest,
Shots
I received an email today from a woman claiming to be a pharmacist (there was no last name or sig file). I had mentioned vaccines and their positive impact already in my Monday Morning Memo. She informed me that, since I'm