Everyone lies a few pounds about their weight …
but this is 280 lbs of bullshit! (2 min) Bullshit is the lack of connection to a concern for the truth with indifference to how things really are ... the bullshitter by his very Read more...
Is this the perfect storm for Good Ship America?
(3 min) The Perfect Storm: An extremely bad situation in which many bad things happen at the same time. Five threatening forces Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, warned in Read more...
“Elbows up” ain’t gonna cut it …
... it's the feet that matter! (3 min) Gordie Howe was a legend and "elbows up" is a catchy meme, but when it comes to fighting Captain Orange of Team USA, we need a Read more...
Time for your “meds” Jack, ya’ need to settle down …
... the President of the United States is being admitted (3 min) We need Nurse Ratched in the White House! The 1962 book by Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and the Read more...
When the only tool you have is a saw …
you are cut off from reality – since childhood "Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the Read more...
Donny … ya’ gotta stop poking the bear
... 'cause if she rises up, you're lunch! (3 min) "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don't vote." – George Jean Nathan In this winter of discontent American citizens might want Read more...
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

I believe Francis Bacon’s three principles are the foundation of good writing. By “conference,” he means conversation and that is what the vast majority of people do the most; it’s unique to humans. But where we truly find discovery and advancement is by expanding beyond our ability to converse and developing the other two capabilities we possess: reading and writing. Amassing knowledge and having the ability to articulate it in a permanent form – for millions across history – is a wondrous gift that we humans can give to others with whom we share the planet.