The Language Police nabbed another perpetrator this week. They got that serial offender, President Trump. He called himself a “nationalist”. That is a no-no. Because Nazis were “National Socialists”. Well, you never know when your words will trigger someone. As the...
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Who put the laxatives in Mrs. Murphy’s pudding?
Some of us face peril at Thanksgiving. And at Christmas. And at other times when we gather with friends and family. The peril is that someone may set off a firestorm. By spitting out words that are as incendiary as Molotov cocktails. Examples are: Trump, Judge...
We’re number one at… you don’t wanna know
Yawn. Upstate’s recovery from the Great Recession is the weakeast of any U.S. region. According to a recent study. You can examine all the nooks of upstate’s economy. Most every one is daubed with lackluster. Papered with anemic. Writ large with blah. Yawn. ...
And You Think Our Healthcare is Screwy?
You have read or heard about the British health system. Here is what you might note if you were in the thick of it. For instance, if you were lying about in a big London hospital. Waiting for a procedure on your heart. That is my fate at the moment. I wait for a...
Socialism and Horse Manure – There’s a Connection
Thoughts of socialism swirl about us these days. From young college kids to good ol’ Bernie Sanders. And various supporters in between. Nearly half the Democrats surveyed say they like socialism. Socialism makes me think of horse manure. Wait! You are leaping to...
Yeah, But… But, But, But, But
There are many big-time schools of thought. Most have fancy names. My favorite is one nobody writes or talks about. The YeahBut School of Thought. We see YeahBut thinking in lots of places. Including the Fed. The Federal Reserve. Don’t go to sleep on me, now. I won’t...