Author: craigshields

When we look at the corporate world around us, we see precious little effort being made to make this planet a safer, healthier, and happier place to live. From investopedia: Those looking to launch a new McDonald’s franchise can expect …

What We Do and Do Not Want to Achieve in Our Lives Read More »

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There are times that I think we’ll go into the 2024 primary season with the Republicans taking a less extreme and retrogressive platform. Then I see something like the meme here, and come immediately to my senses.

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When I entered the renewable energy beat 15 years ago, devices like the one shown here, that extract some of the kinetic energy out of ocean waves, were considered potentially feasible. Over the years, however, we’ve both a) seen the …

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Here’s something that’s mildly amusing. There are people who believe that Tucker Carlson has the insight into the economy required to inform their investment decision.  This would have been ridiculous even before he was exposed at as professional liar; now …

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I would have my car towed to a different state as required to avoid having it repaired by people like this.

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I’m not entirely sure what to make of this. Is Alan Dershowitz saying that AT&T, a private company, doesn’t have the right to choose what programming to offer its customers?  That seems an odd position for anyone to take, let …

Can We Force AT&T to Disseminate Treasonous Lies? Read More »

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I read somewhere that the train derailment that covered a town in southeast Ohio with toxic smoke could be good for Republicans, but I’m struggling to understand how that could possibly be. I get that people in the rural parts …

Will Republicans Benefit from Ohio’s Train Disaster? Read More »

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One of the many things we admire about Albert Einstein is his deep humanitarianism. When we think of other quotable people, perhaps Voltaire or Emerson, what we remember them for is their quotes, not their profound contribution in some other …

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The world is changing in so many different ways, and several of these are in our response to COVID.  Commute into an office?  Why, when you can work from home and remain socially distanced? Even post-COVID, we’re faced with a …

The Morning and Evening Commutes Made Easy Read More »

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“Fox News is far more powerful, far more devious, far more pernicious and has created far more damage than Alex Jones ever will.” – Jon Stewart The point here is that most Fox News viewers don’t believe, as conspiracy theorist Alex …

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