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Butch Mazzuca

The REAL existential threat!

During my flight training many years ago I learned a lesson that went well beyond just how to fly an airplane.  The ‘lesson’ I refer to, began after I completed an advanced ‘training hop’ where the flight student’s task was to fly the aircraft with a rough-running...

X, Y & Z?

Are transgender athletes dominating women’s sports?  I haven’t picked up a copy of Gray’s Sports Almanacrecently, but in sporting events as diverse as weightlifting, track, cycling, and swimming, female sports records aren’t just being broken, they’re being...

Dealing with Trump Derangement Syndrome

As human beings we are first and foremost creatures of emotion, and it’s no secret we don’t always act rationally.  Consequently, when issues are truly important to us, we are more likely than not to have a strong emotional reaction to them.  Which is precisely what...

Not for Women Only

Each year on February 14th we celebrate the day of St. Valentine.  Kids exchange cards at school, husbands & boyfriends pay 300% more for flowers, and the only reservation times that ever seem to be available are before six or after eight, and God help the man who...

Climate Change or an Ever-Changing Climate?

Planet earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old and during its history both the Earth’s climate and its atmosphere have changed radically.  And if you’re like most of us non-scientists, there are a few things you may not know about the planet you live on. Did you know...

Real Solutions or Virtue Signaling?

“What happened to White People in America?” was in the subject line of an email I received from a friend recently.  The email was a meme illustrating how white men have just about disappeared from television commercials in this country. Those who read my blog know I’m...

A few thoughts on the day

A few random thoughts before the media becomes preoccupied with the January 6th committee... The reason the media is focusing so much attention on the events of January 6th is because President Biden doesn’t have anything to brag about  during this holiday season, not...

The Climate Deception Part III

My father used an expression with us kids whenever we got into trouble; he’d say, “Did you stop and think?”  Well, I don’t know how much of an impact such a query made on a 10 or 11-year-old, but it could not be more appropriate for those who believe in the myth that...