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Category Archives: Commentary
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life!” –Letterkenny
The other day I was having a conversation with a manager at work: SHE: I have a passion for [activity that can actually be really lucrative], and I’m really good at it! ME: Really? SHE: Yes! [She shows me photos … Continue reading
Serves them right for not being musical.
I have just watched tonight’s episode of Jeopardy! and looked on in horror as all three contestants combined to go 0-5 on a category about classical music works. Yes, I’d have gone 5-5 had I been there. One was a Daily … Continue reading
Random unrelated thoughts that are actually quite related
First thought: I’m getting really tired of the prevailing response to news of just about any garden-variety street crime being a roll of the eyes, followed by, “See? Bail reform!” Second thought: Americans are very, very, very bad at seeing how societal problems … Continue reading
Striking
I’m generally of the view that ownership, or management, or capital, or whatever should almost never be listened to or taken seriously during times of labor strife, and that in such times you should listen to the striking workers. Not working … Continue reading
The sailors were mum about “Orange skies at noon”
Being downwind of Canadian wildfires is not fun. It’s reminding me of being downwind of Mt. St. Helens eruptions back in 1980-81.
In Memoriam
An annual reposting of some things pertaining to Memorial Day. First, a remembrance of a soldier I never knew. Fifteen years ago I wrote the following on Memorial Day, and I wanted to revisit it. It’s about the Vietnam Veteran … Continue reading
“I’m sorry, but that is just incorrect enough for you to lose!”
In the course of keeping my father company lately, I’ve been watching a bit of Jeopardy* lately. I enjoy it as much as ever, though something happened earlier this week that annoyed me. First, let me say that I’ve noticed over the … Continue reading
Thanks, Mom
My mother doesn’t like Mother’s Day, having established quite early on when I was a kid that she found it a cynical ploy invented by the greeting card companies. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t cite just one of many … Continue reading
Sighing towards Gomorrah
There’s a particular type of response from Gun Enthusiasts* that you’ll run into each and every time there’s a mass shooting in this country (which means, you can see this response each and every day, if you look for it, … Continue reading
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