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Fish or Cut Bait: Now You Secede Me, Now You Don’t
I guess California is planning to secede from the United States after all. At least if the California Legislature has any say in the matter. They’re just not going to admit that’s what they’re doing. Or voluntarily walk away from the benefits California collects from...
Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any . . . ?
Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any . . . ? First, a Brief Journey Through U.S. History If you can still remember High School, then you’ll also remember studying several landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases, including: Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Held an African...
It Wasn’t All Bad
For many, 2016 was not the best of times, one fire after another repeatedly doused with gasoline. We watched America tear itself apart from the inside in one of the most contentious elections in our history, all the while witnessing far greater destruction in other...
Too Little Too Late: “Cut It Out!”
Obama had so much success when he told Putin to “cut it out” a few months ago, before he then reported that Putin went on after that admonition to personally oversee the hacking of the Democratic Party and the influencing of the U.S. Presidential election. Shows you...
Tagging Along With The Wife For . . . a Day of . . . ?
We'll, The Wife has been after me to give it a try. She's been doing it for years. Not me. It's just not . . . a guy thing. Well, she kept prodding me to give it a try. So, finally I gave in, gave it a try. I mean, after all, she's The Wife. And you know how the...
A Not So Funny Thing Is Happening On The Way Out The Door
Which was it: During the 2016 Presidential election season, Obama was heard to call Trump (i) a chronic liar, (ii) a narcissist, (iii) a buffoon, (iv) a sad sack, (v) unfit to be President, (vi) all of the above. Answer: (vi) all of the above. Like The Wife, my...
When Blue And White Became Black and Blue
For many sports teams, chants at games and pep rallies are a must. While many of them may perhaps dated and uninspired, they are nevertheless a treasured tradition. One of the most classic chants is simply shouting the school’s name or colors back and forth among...
What’s All The Fuss?
President Obama is on the . . . warpath. (Him? No, really. He is.) He’s mad as . . . and he’s not going to take it anymore. (For the next month, anyway. After that, he’s just another average Joe. No one will care what he thinks then. If they do now.) So, what has him...
Tears
Lights, Camera, Action
I’m sure you’ve heard that less is more. Not only can that refer to the brevity of this blog, but if you read on you will see that it can also refer to the subject matter of this blog. The American Diabetes Association recently released a position statement with new...
