Last week I begrudgingly used the self checkout at my local Fry’s grocery store. It was a struggle and while walking home (with my reusable Love Bags) I wondered how we got to the point where we hav...Read More
Suppose a country with a name starting with “B” (Belgium, Brazil, Belize etc) wanted to increase its trade. I suggest that they change their name to the United States of B___________ (Bosnia, Bots...Read More
If you put it on a pedestal it is art. I’m working on a collection titled what is art? So far I have one other entry that I could find: But is it Art?...Read More
“Journalists worry considerably more about the opinion of other journalists than the judgment of their readers.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game...Read More
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill...Read More
We are going to visit Russia so I’m reading a few books that are relevant. One is Catherine the Great by Robert Massie. Here are a few quotes: It is impossible to cure long-established injustice...Read More
I’m often wrong and I was very wrong in August 2008 when I wrote: “We are well into the election season and I along with others was lamenting the length and cost of the process in the US. ...Read More