I have a few reactions to this meme that I hope readers will find meaningful: Work, in the right context, is actually closer to play. I’m reminded of what Dustin Hoffman said, “I’m a horrible vacationer. I look at a …
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“Ex-Republicans”
With Trump’s crimes all over the media, a bible-thumper as House Speaker, jackasses like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the concerted effort to ban abortion, one would think there would be massive defections from the Republican Party. Astonishingly, …
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“A Heating Device that Consumes Only a Small Amount of Energy”
Here’s a product for people with virtually no understanding of science. The efficiency of electric heaters is very close to 100%. If I were Elon Musk, I’d have a team of people hunting down criminals who were using my likeness …
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Technology Is a Double-Edged Sword
Tocqueville wrote this in the early 19th Century, and there is no doubt that he made an excellent point, given the times. Had he been alive today, however, I doubt he’d be singing the same tune. Technology, while it is …
We Needn’t Promote Hatred
It’s well-known that millions of Americans spend a great deal of time watching football on television, particularly on Sundays, when most of the professional games are played. Though I was paying only casual attention to yesterday’s contests, I happened to …
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EV Charging Scam
Over the years, I’ve commented on attempts to raise investment capital via business plans that are strong on identifying a problem, but are extremely weak on offering a reasonable solution. Here’s a great example, whose founders claim to have an …
Christianity’s Future
The meme here came from a reader/friend who is both a Christian and an extremely senior chemist/physicist. FWIW, I disagree with his assessment; I see no evidence that our civilization is becoming more scientific in its thinking, or more likely …
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Young Killer Has New Lane of Access into College
Apparently, the poor little tyke whose mother drove him across state lines with an AR-15, who shot to death three Black Lives Matter protesters, is having a tough time getting accepted to college. Yes, he was acquitted of the murder …
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Country Music at a Crossroads
As much as I consider myself a “woke” individual, i.e., one who tries to maintain a sensitive awareness of the needs and well-being of others (aka “courteous” or “well-mannered”), I grant that it’s not for everyone. If the country music …
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What Can Trigger America’s Renaissance?
From the 1989 film “Field of Dreams”: The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball …
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