by Butch Mazzuca | May 8, 2023 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
50 years from now historians will cite the three most influential presidents in American history as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Barack Obama – Without Washington our nation would have been aborted before it was born; Lincoln through his singular wisdom and... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 27, 2023 | Fun With Language
When questioned about teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) at West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it’s is important for leaders to be well-versed in many schools of thought. “I’ve read... Read More
by tbeaud | Feb 20, 2023 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
If you didn’t already know, Bobbi and I have been immersed in the logistics of our move to Arizona, and frankly, other than the diversion of the now past NFL playoffs, we have thought of little else, including my blog posts. While I”m deciding on whether... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 19, 2022 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
There was a time when I would defer to the dictionary to settle linguistic arguments; but no longer. The Cambridge Dictionary, like it’s cousin, Merriam-Websters, recently altered the definitions of the words man and woman to include people who identify as a gender... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 5, 2022 | Fun With Language
Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, and adventurer traveled from Europe to Asia between 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years, and whose Il Milione (“The Million”) known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo (considered a classic in travel literature)... Read More
by tbeaud | Nov 5, 2022 | Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
To get our mind off of the election I thought we might have some fun today by offering a challenge to my blog readers – below is arguably the all-time greatest word puzzle ever, now there are no catches to this, it’s an exercise in pure logic and... Read More
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