Reading time – 2:49; Viewing time – 4:01 . . . – with a special message from Carl Reiner VOTE! Everything else is secondary. Read Tom Friedman’s piece – he explains it better than I can. Just a few more comments. Trump showed up on that enormously painful day after having been asked to stay… [read more]
Reading time – 3:16; Viewing time – 4:51 . . . Maureen Dowd gave her Sunday column to her conservative brother Kevin on November 26 and we learned that he isn’t tired of winning. I’m sure that’s true, as Trump hasn’t won anything, but Kevin Dowd’s remarks deserve comment, so this is a letter to… [read more]
Reading time – 3:29; Viewing time – 4:50 . . . We long ago decided that the First Amendment limitation declaring clearly that, “Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” no longer meant “separation of church and state.” Back in 1956 our enemy was the godless… [read more]
Reading time – 2:41; Viewing time – 3:59 . . . Preface: This is being recorded on the 4th of July, a day for pancakes in the park, a parade, picnics and barbecue and, of course, fireworks. There is much to celebrate in the red, white and blue. At the same time we have challenges… [read more]
Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 5:24 . . . A couple of months ago I wrote about the concept of intolerables – that which is intolerable to you and you’d fight it to the death. It’s critically important for each of us to know our intolerables, because they bring sharp focus to our… [read more]
Reading time – 5:15; Viewing time – 10:46 . . . We’re politically polarized to an extreme not seen since the Civil War. We’re in debt to a level that most people cannot even comprehend and we have no plan to make things better. We have the highest cost of medical care in the world… [read more]
Reading time – 31 seconds . . . Watch this video. Really, go ahead, click on the web link (not the bracelet) and watch this amazing piece from the folks at the Cleveland Clinic. For the longest time they have done miraculous things for patients in need at their award winning hospital and once again… [read more]
Nanoarchaeum Equitans Virus The smallest known organism There are scientists who feel that viruses are not the smallest organisms because they lack a cellular structure. Others believe that this condition is not disqualifying and it is this group of scientists whose views are invoked for this noteworthy recognition, The Virus Trophy. Our nation has… [read more]
Here are some comments made by political pundits following the election. “The Republicans will have to change their messaging if they are going to appeal to Latinos.” “Mitt Romney had to pivot to the center in order to attract independents.” “Republican candidates have to stop saying things like, ’A woman’s body has a way of… [read more]
So much is ethically wrong and even economically nonsensical. I fight every day to keep my thinking out of the weeds, hoping to see the bigger picture and very occasionally I succeed. There are so many battles in this seemingly disappearing experiment in democracy and so many people are suffering with little relief in sight,… [read more]
