I got to thinking about why I write these posts and came up with a few reasons. One is the hope to persuade others to value a point that seems to me to be important. Another is to inspire people to take action when it’s needed. Yet another, and likely my most important, is to… [read more]
A Little COVID And a Snake
Infection Section I heard a nurse saying that she refuses to be vaccinated because the vaccine won’t prevent her from spreading the virus, should she become infected. She may be right. But what she ignores is the obvious, that if she and those she encounters, like her husband, her kids, her friends and the clerk… [read more]
You Can’t Tell Me
I’ve heard it so many times and early on I realized something. It starts by them declaring, “You can’t tell me that . . . ” fill in the blank. What I realized is that they’re right: I can’t tell them. I can’t tell them that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen (this in contrast to… [read more]
Gerrymandering and Self-Neutering
Gerrymandering Here are results from the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections* in some “swing states.” Have a look. Texas Republicans won 53.43% of the popular vote, but have 63.9% of the House seats. Wisconsin Republicans won 51.43% of the popular vote, but have 62.5% of the House seats. North Carolina Republicans won 49.4% of… [read more]
So Many Crises, So Little Time
The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired.¹ ² We’re sick of the things about which we disapprove and we’re tired of them being tolerated. We’re sick of disrespect everywhere we look and tired of fighting it. We’re sick of self-righteousness and tired of its mob. We’re sick of… [read more]
A Movie Message For . . .
Senate Republicans who hold hostage this nation and the world, solely for their own political benefit The people who show up at school board meetings to be verbally abusive and hateful Those who tear down mobile Covid test stations Those who abuse healthcare workers Those who shout down doctors and scientists Those who refuse vaccines,… [read more]
A 10-Point Action Plan For Democrats
Becoming a senator or representative was not intended by the Founders to be a career. It was meant to be a temporary post, one of taking a turn at representing one’s neighbors and making decisions for the nation. After a stint doing that a person would return to whatever they were doing before, like farming,… [read more]
Liberty
Just before the American Revolution the English poet and literary critic Samuel Johnson asked, “How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?” In a singular way, his insightful question puts a perspective to our founding hypocrisy. What was the contortion of mind and soul that allowed our… [read more]
The End
If you’ve never attended a soccer game played by six-year-olds then you’ve missed the practicing of cartwheels, playing of rock-paper-scissors and spacing out while twiddling hair, all while on the field. It’s something of an athletic and sociological miracle that goals are scored. When our granddaughter’s game was over we headed back to the car… [read more]
Dirty Diapers and Upside Down
Monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19 is astonishingly effective. It must be administered within 10 days of the onset of symptoms and requires a 1.5 hour infusion process. It loads the body with the very same kind of critters that would naturally fight the disease, were that body capable of doing so for itself. The treatment… [read more]
