September, 2019 archive
“Running the Country like a Business” 0
Gordon Weil suggests that Donald Trump’s approach to you-can-hardly-call-it governance is similar to his approach to real estate. A snippet:
In the narrow world of real estate, the most successful operators are not limited by a code of conduct. In privately held property companies, the boss sets the rules and goes as far as possible in bare-knuckle dealing.
Follow the link for the rest.
The Madness of King Don 0
Jim Wright is somewhat concerned.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
I wonder, was it his antlers or his fluffy little tail?
Lane was pronounced dead at the hospital, the news release states.
In other news, politeness is going to the dogs.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
Aside:
Route 66 no longer exists as a U. S. Highway, but you can still drive pieces of the old road.
What’s in a (Nick)Name? 0
Inquiring minds want to know.
“They Can’t Handle the Truth” 0
The low last night was in the low 70 Fahenheits, today’s high is forecast for the 80s. That’s the forecast for the rest of the week. On the last weekend of September and the first week of October.
I grew up in these parts. Back then, by this time of year, I’d be wearing at least a windbreaker to go outside, not shorts and a tee shirt
This is not normal, or perhaps it’s the new abnormal . . . .
The Privatization Scam Meets Suffer the Children 0
Pam Dockery explains in the Tampa Bay Times.
QOTD 0
Georg C. Lichtenberg:
With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing.
Blinded by Bias 0
Nathan A. Heflick, an American ex-pat who’s lived in the U. K. for seven years, takes a stab at explaining Brexit. He suggests that one reason for the seeming impasse is that persons for and against are blink to their own biases and consequently unable to discuss the issue reasonably. He argues that this has been fed by the spread of falsities via “social” media.
A snippet:
Follow the link. His piece is a worthwhile read that can help in understanding our own coarse discourse.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The look of politeness
Is in your eyes.
The look that bandages
Cannot disguise . . . .
More guns means more politeness. Just ask the National Russian Association.
