In Every Generation—We Make History . . . Or We Don’t
2014-12-14 – My young friend Donna apparently attended a demonstration yesterday and was harangued by a member of my generation about how young people these days don’t know how to […]
Committee to End Pay Toilets In America—A Lens on the ‘60s?
2014-12-11 – I’ve written about the Committee to End Pay Toilets In America (CEPTIA) before (see links at the end). It was a “political” organization that my friends and I […]
Marriage and My Credit Cards
2014-12-09 – If you’ve never been married you might not know a peculiar fact about joint credit cards. When you sign up for one of these deals, your spouse can […]
Cheese It! The Cops!
2014-12-07 – The Tea Party has a point about the risks of big government. But somehow I’m a little less worried about the Affordable Care Act than I am about […]
Better Not Kill Those Wolves and Cougars
2014-12-04 — A recent scientific study has revealed that each time a wolf is killed, sheep deaths go up. Yes. It’s not what you would expect. You’d think that thinning […]
Oh No! It’s Time to Be Kind Again!
2014-12-02 – The email came yesterday morning. Oy! Not again. They’re going to be coming every morning. Last year I asked for it. This year I didn’t. They apparently think […]
Unarmed White Man Shot by Police
2014-11-30 – I found the following posted by my favorite right-wing Facebook friend AND by an African-American friend: Unarmed White Man Shot By Police: No Riots, Al Sharpton Silent, Obama […]
We Made Mud Pie, But Not for You
2014-11-27 – They didn’t have mud pie at Plymouth. There was no refrigeration at Plymouth. No refrigeration, no ice cream, no mud pie. It’s as simple as that. You might […]
Who Are the Aliens in the USofA?
2014-11-25—Are immigrants who gave everything to come to America, against all odd, alien? Or are the haters who would secede from America the real aliens? Just asking. The answer is […]
Congress Is Usually Pretty Happy to Have Its Power Usurped
2014-11-23 – I’m kinda pleased that the House is suing the President. It’s about time that Congress got upset about the usurpation of its power. Congress is generally pretty happy […]
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