Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Please join me in singing this delightful song as we begin our day. It's the only way to forestall the witch hunt currently in progress. And turn off any radio station that's too afraid of the witch hunters to play it.
I Self-Identify With Intellect
If there is anything more censorious, more restrictive of free speech, more polarizing, more smug, and more ignorant than political correctness, I don't know what it is. To put it another way, I'll use "they" as a singular pronoun only
Reflections on the Passing of George H.W. Bush
The following is an excerpt from the January edition of my newsletter Balancing Act®. I watched people of all persuasions and positions come together to pay respects to George H.W. Bush. I heard wonderful words, funny stories, and poignant remembrances. These often came from
Respect
The tributes to George H.W. Bush have been heartfelt and impressive, bringing many people of differing views together to mourn his passing. His values clearly apply to all of us. I found the exception to be the print reporter (Times?) who,
This Ain’t Right
Let's get this straight: The correct grammar is "should have run," not the idiotic, "should have ran." Sportscasters constantly use the latter including Troy Aikman a few days go. The correct grammar is "should have gone," not the execrable, "should have went."
Humanism or Humanity?
Linkedin had a posting about a "transhumanism" conference in Australia. I had to look up the term: "the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and
Black Friday, White Christmas
Before you sit back and deride Black Friday: I don't think people madly trying to buy things to give as gifts to other people at Christmas is exactly the worst thing going on in the world right now. In fact,
Vulgarity Is Synonymous With Low Intellect
An idiotic guy sends me a profanity-laced email telling me to remove him from a newsletter, it's his fourth request. I can't find his email anywhere on my lists, so I tell him that if he has another email I'll
I’m Right and You’re Stupid; or I’m Okay, You Stink
When you believe—much less write about—a fair election that your candidate loses as the result of "stupid voters," you have a larger mental problem than you can ever suspect. When people who honestly disagree with you, no matter on which
When Did “Work” Become A Dirty Word?
There are increasing articles (viz.: today's Wall Street Journal) about how to retire in your 40s! Then there are the people who proudly proclaim, "I retired from teaching 25 years ago, at age 52!" I give you Kant's categorical imperative: What if