by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 9, 2019 | Holidays, Recent Commentaries
Attendant to the Christmas season comes the inevitable search for that perfect gift. Now I don’t know if there actually is such a thing as a “perfect gift;” nonetheless, many years ago I heard a story about a gift that comes pretty darned close to describing one, and... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 8, 2019 | Recent Commentaries
OK ~ so impeachment and all things political are occupying the news, but it’s the holiday season and enough is enough, at least until the after the first of the year. Besides, trying to have a reasoned discussion about Trump with a liberal is akin to making a... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 4, 2019 | Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
A demonym is any name derived from a place that helps describe people who live there. Californians are people who live in California; Frenchmen live in France, and so on. But all demonyms aren’t created equal. For example, the United States has been accused of... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate Change, Recent Commentaries
E = mc2. It’s the world’s most famous equation, but what does it really mean? “Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.” On its most basic level, the equation says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable; in other words, they... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Nov 25, 2019 | Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
A new California law mandates that by the end of 2019, public companies with an executive base in California must have at least one woman on its board of directors. The law also mandates that by 2021, those numbers must increase to a minimum of 3 female directors if... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Nov 22, 2019 | Recent Commentaries
We have some road construction going on here in Edwards, Colorado—a new roundabout and the widening of two small bridges. Two aspects of the project, the roundabout itself and the bridge over the Eagle River appear to be proceeding on schedule, but the construction... Read More
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