The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. -Albert Einstein One of the narratives that seems to be making the rounds these days is the idea that in this election, “both
Continue readingThe invisible hand kills people
Besides all the other things that are at stake in this current Presidential election; trivial things like the survival of the United States as a democracy and survival of a free press, is also trying to put a nail in the coffin of those folks who believe that the “market
Continue readingThank God it’s Friday!
As a part of the conference I am hosting I had to go to a social event last night. After a couple of large hefeweizens, a member of our group brought up the subject of the demon that is Donald Trump. Like throwing chum in the water, I took the
Continue readingAn idea that is long overdue.
If you have been a long time reader here, you will know that one of my pet peeves is that the Navy has more flag officers than it has ships. A few years ago I picked a fight with one of the Naval Institute’s “preferred customers” on this very subject. Well, it took
Continue readingDay Late and more than a dollar short
Got dragged to Leonburg today for what turned into a sojourn all over Stuttgart to look at antiques. Not my idea of a good time! I had meant to post this yesterday, in honor of It being mid-May and weather is finally getting decent. Which means its time to drink
Continue readingPour yourself a drink.
And watch ALL of this interview with Jon Stewart. It is awesome-especially his well crafted dissection of the talking yam, Donald Trump, and the worthless souls who support him. In fact pour yourself two drinks-and watch the whole thing:
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Spring finally came to the icebox that has been southern Germany for the past 5 months. To add insult to injury with that development, both the S.O. and I have had to work a lot these last couple of weeks for different reasons. SO when Saturday rolled around we took
Continue readingNot happy with the monster they created.
Or sometimes, a horse just deserves a beating. A vile and rather disturbing comment deserves a response. It is kind of funny to hear the responses from all the so-called “principled conservatives” today, who continue, even when it has been proven to be a falsehood, to believe that there was
Continue readingPeople always let you down.
Especially people of the “Fox News Viewer” persuasion. I admit it. I am astounded American politics is where it is today. I mean really, Donald Trump is probably going to be the GOP nominee? Really? If you read any of my posts from earlier in the year-you will know that
Continue reading16 years into the new century
And we have nothing to show for it. The great spiral downward of the United States of America continues. Charles Pierce is one of my favorite writers. He pulls no punches in the latest masterpiece of great writing to tell us how Donald Trump is the visible symbol of our failure
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