Apple Is Rotten to the Core
2016-07-03 – I don’t pay much attention to tech controversies. I don’t really care if Facebook changes algorithms. I know I should but I don’t. Al Gore could have been […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Comforting the Afflicted
2016-06-30 – Here’s an interesting saying: The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. If you want to look up the source, here’s a […]
A Border Wall in Negative Space
2016-06-16 – We went to the 49th parallel yesterday—Canada’s border wall with the United States. Canada was smart. They built their border wall long ago to keep out the Americans. […]
The U.S. Side of the Vacation
2016-06-14 – We are on vacation! We left the boys and the animals to mind the house and took off on a road trip. Yay! Only the second time since […]
Don’t Let Him Off the Hook, Put Him on a Different Hook!
2016-06-09 – I don’t think much about the (so-called) criminal justice system in this country. Policing is unaccountable and erratic. Folks who get arrested don’t really have an effective right […]
Make Sure You Boycott Oat Puffies!
2016-06-07 – So the clarion call has gone out in liberal circles: Boycott Home Depot! The current boycott from the left is due Home Depot’s founder Bernard Marcus’ decision to […]
Altruistic Punishment
2016-06-05 – A lot has been written about the efficacy of punishment in controlling objectionable behavior—without broad conclusions. Sometimes it’s effective. Sometimes it’s not. Folks who advocate for punishment in […]
The Graduate Walk Speaks Volumes Without Words
2016-05-24 – Public oratory is pretty much disdained in this country. We don’t have time for it. Or we distrust it. We listen to sermons only if we show up […]
Play by the Rules – Not Me!
2016-05-17 – Above my desk I have a ribbon that I got a couple years ago at a conference for making a small contribution to the charity that was sponsored […]
Shopping Is Good Exercise
2016-05-15 – I must be getting on in years. My doctor talks about bone density loss. “It’s not just women,” he says. “Walking, weight-bearing exercise are the key,” he says. If […]
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