I Inhaled . . . Coughing Ensued
2014-07-27 – Unlike our former President, I inhaled. As an allergic person, who was a teenager in the Sixties, I felt that I understood what President Clinton was talking about […]
Our End Is Our Own Elimination
2014-07-24 – About 40 years ago, I had 15 minutes of fame as a founding member of the Committee to End Pay Toilets In America, affectionately known as CEPTIA. I, […]
Innocent But Dead
2014-07-22 – I get angry at my fellow liberal Jews who are unwilling to give Israel the slack to defend itself from attack. A military defense is not going to […]
Idolatry Worships a Red Rose But Does Not Love
2014-07-20 – “Avodah Zarah” is the ancient rabbinic term for idolatry. It means something like “strange worship.” But I’m translating it as “strange beliefs” as it seems to make more […]
“Because We Can” Is Not a Good Reason
2014-07-17 – Today I participated in a focus group. But I’m not going to tell you how worthless focus groups are (I got a lunch and a Starbucks gift card). […]
Has Inc. Become a Title of Nobility?
2014-07-15—Has Inc. become the equivalent of a title of nobility in the United States? The left is outraged because the Supreme Court continues to recognize rights of corporations that heretofore […]
The Bright Light of Punishment
2014-07-13 – Human beings have a need to exact punishment. A variety of psychology experiments have shown this to be true. MRIs reveal how brightly our brains light up when […]
Yo Estudio Español
2014-07-10 – I am studying Spanish. I think that’s what the title of this post means: yo estudio español. I got that from the Google translator. It looks good, but […]
Begging at the Intersection
2014-07-08 – I’ve never understood the guys who beg from cars at busy intersections. It seems like it would be dangerous—and not very lucrative. I’m probably wrong on both counts. […]
Breakfast on the Veranda
2014-07-06 – It’s not really a veranda, but I had breakfast on it. Merriam-Webster demands that a veranda have a roof. We don’t have a roof, but we do have […]
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