BOY DO I FEEL OLD
The other week, just before our trip to Italy, I got up from the couch and without realizing it, made a noise that was somewhere between...
THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM
The sad thing is, this is a scam being perpetrated by the most villainous of scammers, the US government. Having reached the age where I...
DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!
I've been reading that Congress is going to take up AI regulation. Frankly, I'd be more comfortable if AI regulated Congress, under the...
IN PRAISE OF REGGIE JACKSON
I know what you're thinking. That of all people, Reggie Jackson is the least likely in need of praise; his ego must be all consuming. I...
THE GOVERNMENT GIVETH, THE GOVERNMENT TAKETH AWAY
there was much gnashing of teeth when Congress passed a tax bill that removed the state tax deduction for individuals. It was perceived...
SUPREME INDIFFERENCE
If I ever get the chance, I'm going to take John Roberts' hands in both of mine and congratulate him on single handedly destroying the...
ANOTHER GREAT IDEA POORLY EXECUTED
A number of years ago, the late physicist Stephen Hawking wanted to prove the possibility of time travel. To do so, he threw a party,...
ONE SMALL STEP FOR BLOGS
This week marks the anniversary of the first moon landing (July 20, 1969), and since I've always been a science buff, this week's Tuesday...
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED: PITFALLS OF MY VATICAN PILGRIMAGE
Over a year after a trip to Italy to visit the holiest sites in Christendom, I was shocked to receive traffic summonses (five!) stating...
SIMPLE MATH - CHRISTIAN STYLE
When Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive, even seven times, Jesus replies in Matthew 18:22, "Not seven, but seventy times...
