2021 archive
Civic Duty 0
I mailed my state and federal tax payments today, certified return receipt because I want to know that they got there.
The clerk at the post office was most affable. Indeed, I had to admonish her, “Why are you having so much fun on the job? Don’t you think there is a reason they call it ‘work’?”
As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., once said, “I like paying taxes. They buy me civilization.”
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At the Des Moines Register, an immigrant from Viet Nam who came here at the age of nine muses on her American experience. Here’s a bit:
The Court’s Belay 0
A federal judge belays Donald Trump’s NDAs.
Goldman’s Sacks, Humpty-Dumpty Dept. 0
At Goldman Sachs, words mean what they want them to mean.
The Trollish Trait 0
Frontiers in Psychology presents a study of those who participate in hate-full conduct on line and finds a common trait. The full report detailing the study’s methodology and findings is at the link; here’s a bit (emphasis added).
Beyond the Voter Fraud Fraud 0
This is what happens when the voter fraud fraudsters start to believe their own lies.
Honest to Pete, Alfred P. Newman wouldn’t have bought this for a story line in Mad Magazine.
Vaccine Nation 0
Marjorie Taylor Greene ramps up the Quazy.
The stupid. It burns.
“Nor Any Drop To Drink . . . .” 0
Methinks Noz has a point.
Merchant of Hate 0
In a powerful essay at The Roanoke Times, Paul Angermeier reflects on the legacy of Rush Limbaugh.
I commend his piece to your attention.