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...
Butch Mazzuca
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...
Practical instructions for living in the 21st Century
My sister Lois lives in Chicago and always seems to have the perfect remedy for those little household emergencies. While I was speaking with her the other day, I casually asked how she would remove an indentation from a carpet that’s had a sofa sitting on it for 5...
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...
The Climate Change Deception Part II
The climate debate centers around two primary issues, a) How much does man influence the climate, and b) what can be realistically done in those areas where man has adversely influenced the climate. The problem, and this is really the crux of the matter, is that...