The Stages of Election Grief
2016-11-17 – I’ve written about the election here, but I won’t watch comedy TV. I’m not sure which of the five stages of grief that puts me in: denial, anger, […]
Tag Archives: philosophy
We Said “Stronger Together.” Next Time, Let’s Mean It.
2016-11-10 – Democrats are doing some soul searching. Some are discovering that they’ve abandoned the working class (here’s an example by Robert Reich). The rest are sticking to their guns: […]
Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day When We Despise Labor?
2016-09-05 – Happy Labor Day! Well happy might not be the word that first comes to the mind of politicians who march in the Labor Day parades and yet vote […]
My Father Retired at 65
2016-08-08 – Tomorrow is EightOh9 and I will be 65. (Yes, the title of my blog is my birthday.) My father retired at 65. He was done with his life’s […]
Wear Your Helmet!
2016-07-28 – Two weeks ago, I wrote about bike safety. One week ago, I was in a bike accident. Today I am still sore, but healing. I was riding in […]
Stay on the Right Side of the Road (If You Are on a Bike)
2016-07-14 – Chicago gets a bad rap for many things. We are (supposedly) the murder capital of America, even though our murder rate is about one-third that of cities like […]
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 […]
If They Only Had a Heart
2016-06-28 – My fellow liberals LOVE calling right wingers stupid. LOVE IT. But, not only is that tack insulting, it is wrong. Evidence for their stupidity includes their denial of […]
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 […]
Liberal Bias Is in the Constitution, Not the Judge
2016-03-17 – Did you ever wonder why conservatives are so often disappointed by their own nominees to the Supreme Court and liberals are not? It’s because liberal bias is in […]
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