by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 6, 2020 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
“Hitting the boat” is an expression from the Naval Air Training Command in Pensacola Florida that refers to the first time an aspiring Naval Aviator (a flight student) lands an airplane on an aircraft carrier. On Monday I wrote about THE most momentous event to ever... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 5, 2020 | Recent Commentaries
An anomaly is something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. For example Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, the rapid appearance of aging in childhood, is an example of a medical anomaly. So just for fun I thought I take a look at a few... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 3, 2020 | Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Seventy five years ago this Thursday the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima; three days later Nagasaki was similarly bombed and the morality and necessity of using these weapons has been debated ever since. For some, nothing... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Aug 1, 2020 | Recent Commentaries
If someone wants to rail against, belittle or castigate a politician (which is usually the president these days) that’s his or her First Amendment right. A burst of rage in the form of a few stinging sentences; a couple of passionate paragraphs or a little sarcasm is... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 20, 2020 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
When referring to the Black Lives Matter movement in a recent Federalist article, David Marcus wrote,”It’s difficult to understand why anyone would have any reason to disagree with something that’s so obviously right and true.” Marcus followed that opinion suggesting... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 13, 2020 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
A recent study at the University of Southern California found that the coronavirus had created significant shifts in people’s behavior. Among the top findings: 85 percent of people reported washing their hands or using sanitizer more often than before, 61 percent... Read More
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