When I was in business, my sales team would occasionally write proposals for services that my company had never delivered, and someone would ask, “Craig, if we get this project, how will we deal with it?” My normal response: “I’m …
Immigration: Solving a Problem that Doesn’t Exist Read More »
A few years ago, when I was lucky enough to run into and introduce myself to author, activist, and heavy-duty environmentalist Bill McKibben at a conference of the Bioneers in Northern California, I congratulated him for his 40 years of …
I love this guy’s idea here, and I wish I had this thought when my kids were young. Helping others has so many wonderful places in our lives. I just ran into a man and his wife, a chiropractor and …
In response to the meme at left, it’s not “miserable” that these people believe what they do. Many of history’s most revered intellectuals have commented that intelligent people are far less capable of happiness than the common idiot. Check out …
Obviously, not all college graduates are good people; of course there is no guarantee that higher education carries virtue along with it. Yet there is clearly a strong correlation. There is a reason (perhaps many reasons) that Donald Trump does …
American astronaut Frank Borman’s comments here are nearly identical to those of many others who have had the opportunity to view the Earth from space. Maybe it’s the lack of lines and boundaries between countries. In any case, it’s a …
Here are the words of attorney and former Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub. It’s interesting that he begins, “When this is over,” making the presumption that it will end, and the United States will go …
Now, if your plan is to rape and pillage American society to satisfy your greed, do exactly none of this. Destroy everything in the government you can get your hands on, so as to create tax breaks for the billionaires. …
I happen to know the author of the piece at left from my business days. Here are two related answers to his question: 1) The American flag has taken on a new meaning since the formation of the MAGA bunch, …
Where Have the Flags Gone? — An Interesting Question Read More »
I’ve noticed this all my life: mean people tend to have physical issues that make them appear older that their actual ages. It’s as if their meanness exerts a contorting force on their bodies, faces, hairlines, etc.
