Words Seldom Seen: Metonym
Metonym Noun: A word, expression or name, used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely...
Autonomous Vehicles
“Within our lifetimes it will become socially unacceptable to take the wheel yourself.” Stephen McBride...
Arguing
“There’s no sense in arguing over what you can’t change.” On the other hand it is only through arguing...
Despair
“Despair is a mortal sin.” William F Buckley I could list all of the government actions that could cause...
Posse Comitatus
Keep Portland Weird President Trump is sending federal troops to Portland, Oregon. In what sure appears to be a...
Words Seldom Seen: Liminal
Liminal Adjective: In-between, in transition, in an early stage of development. Example: "Since they were...
What You Deserve
“Every nation gets the government it deserves.” Joseph de Maistre There is no need to comment on this...
Getting Ahead
People who go with the flow are more likely to get ahead. This is certainly true in most employment situations...
Expectations
"Old age is far away and then it comes faster than you expect." I had three reminders that I am getting old...
Enough?
"America takes in as many legal immigrants as the rest of the world combined." Ben Wattenberg in Fewer The...
