Silly me. I keep thinking that convicting and incarcerating right-wing lunatics will eventually leave us with fewer right-wing lunatics, yet that never seems to happen. And why is it always Florida?
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More on Political Correctness
As I wrote here on Political Correctness. I define PC differently: Acting with courtesy and respect toward others. OK, so the reader who sent me this is a boor. My wife and I were talking about my earlier post, and …
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Small Acts of Kindness and Love
I’m not sure what lesson we’re learning here in today’s America. Clearly, most people are good, and act kindly and respectfully toward others; incidents of racial hate or violence associated with COVID restrictions are rare, though, since they’re sensation, they …
Among Other Things, Donald Trump Is a Terrible Parent
There is not a father on Earth who would say that he never made a mistake in dealing with his kids. Speaking for myself, there were several decisions I made when my kids were young about which I wish I …
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Symbolism in Rural California
My wife and I take walks in the morning, around the neighborhoods in which 2GreenEnergy makes its home. The photos here are from next-door neighbors to one another. Wow, I thought to myself. A tree full of turkey buzzards, large, …
So Proud To Be Ignorant
In the neighborhood surrounding 2GreenEnergy “headquarters,” we have numerous signs that identify homeowners as supporters of the insurrection. The guy with the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag waving in his front yard is a good example. Until I saw this …
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The Value of Education
The caption here reads: The guy on the left has a bachelor’s & law degree. He owes over $250,000 in student loans. He works for a law firm where he earns $130,000 annually. The guy on the right is a …
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Morgan Freemen: “Stop Taking Tests”
Here’s a conversation on what Morgan Freeman says here: Craig: We weren’t taking tests before COVID? That’s not true, and it’s hard to imagine a person of his intelligence actually saying that. The reason we’re living longer and healthier lives …
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Half of Young American Voters Are Republicans
I don’t know what poll this guy’s talking about, but Pew Research has the fraction of Democrat voters age 18 – 29 at almost exactly half (49%). In my mind, that’s a sad thought, not a happy one. For me, …
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Education and God
I grant that this is true, at least in the main. In fact, the American revolutionary from Vermont, Ethan Allen, said, “In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in such parts …
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