I'm supposed to have a commentary in the Vail Daily tomorrow but since I'm a target of the cancel culture here in the Valley I never know if my words will appear in my 'off week.' Once we had an honest broker of information for our editor, but those days a long gone....
Recent Commentaries
Yay Arkansas!
Once again, I wish I could take credit for it; but not so, this from the Babylon Bee LITTLE ROCK, AR—In a huge blow to trans-species rights, Arkansas has passed a controversial law banning the dismemberment and surgical altering of children if they want to be a...
Nike – Whatta company!
I wish I could take credit for this insight - alas, I cannot - this from the Babylon Bee BEAVERTON, OR—Sneaker manufacturer Nike has graciously reached out to the Biden administration with an offer to house thousands of unaccompanied migrant children at their...
A Preventable Disaster
The first fatal accident in the history of U.S. space flight occurred on January 27, 1967, during preparations for the first manned mission of the Apollo space program. A flash fire broke out in the command module during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral,...
Don’t know where to begin
I have not been blogging recently for several reasons. A) I've been busy with my photography, B) I don't want to make fun of an aging man who slipped & fell, although you can bet your bippy that Putin, Xi and Kim aren't saying to themselves, “Gee, how can I help...
Cancel Culture
Cancel culture has certainly been prominent in the news recently. And while definitions may vary, it’s fair to say cancel culture is about silencing opposing opinions, sowing dissent, arousing anger and stifling debate. Unfortunately, this phenomenon appears to be...
All this in just 40 days – just think, only 1,460 more to go!
In his fever to undo every vestige of the Trump presidency, Biden undermined the extraordinary progress made by the Trump administration towards peace in the Middle East by “recalibrating” our relationship with Saudi Arabia. Trump orchestrated the Abraham Accords...
Why are they still there?
Members of the National Guard reportedly found metal shavings in over 70 meals; some were made sick by undercooked meat on Sunday, an ABC affiliate reported. A Michigan National Guard staff sergeant whose identity is being withheld said this is a common problem for...
Gaslighting America
The Founders believed a free press was critical to the success of the American experiment and envisioned it as the unofficial fourth branch of government. Jefferson & Madison in particular wanted the press to act as a watchdog to keep the government in check by...
It’s Human Nature
The expression, “close enough for government work” is an idiomatic, humorous, and disparaging way of saying that something isn’t worth investing the time to do correctly. For example: “The fence posts aren’t quite perpendicular, but they’re close enough for...