Donald Trump and others say we need term limits for congress people. Do we ever. For dozens of good reasons. One is that we would get more citizen legislators. That is, people who had successful careers outside of politics. People more likely to be in touch with the...
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From the Zest-for-Life files
‘Tis the season to pay tribute to some favorite people. One is a gutsy young man in Boston. Christmas Eve he was driving a Uber taxi. He told me he recently drove to Rochester many times. To check out a building that had rental apartments and business spaces. It is...
Extremists miss a lot
The national mood has set me thinking. About bi-sexuality. You know, AC/DC. Also about pouting in the back seat of the car. First, the sex thing. I know, you were hoping sex would come first. Woody Allen reckoned that bi-sexuality doubles your chances for a date...
Get into to predictions profession
Are you terrible when it comes to predictions? If so, I suggest a good profession for you: Predictions! I am serious. Many thousands of people labor in this field. They get paid well. They produce reams of predictions. And from what I can see, most of them are wrong....
A study in over-reacting
If there’s one thing we are good at in this country it is over-acting. Or over-dramatizing. Or over-reacting. Shakespeare reckoned all the world’s a stage. In this corner of the world it’s a soap opera. Just look at the reactions to this election. Now in some...
Trump bets big
Are you up for gambling? Your new president is about to go “all in” on the economy. He is about to make one of the biggest bets in history. Trump team members have revealed they have been busy for months planning huge economic reforms. The very reforms their boss...