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If the Lights Went Out

It’s hard to recall a Washington idea that has caused as much consternation as the Green New Deal, making it fair to ask; is the ‘deal’ justifiably bold or is it unnecessarily expansive vis-à-vis its lack of specificity.  And while you think about the answer to that...

More Random Thoughts

The democrats aren’t running against Trump’s policies, they’re running against his personality. The government sent more troops and armament to arrest 68-year old Roger Stone in his home that it sent to rescue our ambassador in Benghazi--think about that. Chelsea...

The Little Things

A teacher once asked a class of middle school students if they could identify the Seven Wonders of the World.  Though there was some disagreement among the students, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon, St. Peter’s Basilica, The Empire State...

More on Climate Change

Most agree the subject of climate change deserves open and honest discussion in the public square; and equally important, the debate must be predicated on science, not ideology.  At the same time, highly complex scientific matters whether in quantum mechanics,...

A little levity

Famous quotes I'd like to share - 1) When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-- who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." --Author Unknown 2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do...

Troubling Indeed

Normally I refrain from singling out either democrats or republicans.  My political lexicon is left, right, liberal, conservative, etc.  But today I’m going to depart from that practice and single out a party I believe is going off the rails. On December 10th 2019, 44...

Our World

Unlike English, nouns in French are designated as either masculine or feminine.  A house is feminine, “la mansion,” while a pencil is masculine, “le crayon.”  So what gender is a computer? A group of men might reason that computers are feminine (“la computere”)...

From the Jungle to the Swamp

Understandably the president is sometimes described as a street-brawler because when you’ve spent most of your life in the Manhattan real estate market, the “Hit me & I’ll hit you back twice as hard” attitude is necessary just to survive. And that’s precisely the...

Same Ol’ Same Ol’

I was unable to attend the recent climate lecture at Battle Mountain H.S., but I did read Nate Peterson’s (the Vail Daily's editor) article on Friday when he reported on the event, and was struck by the lack of specificity regarding the topic.  Not on Nate’s part, but...

Results, not process.

While commenting about the NY Times’ endorsement of Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, a pundit for Mediaite.com wrote, “…some in the Democrat Party view the president as an aberration and believe that a return to a more sensible America is possible,” followed by,...