Sunday, July 27th, 2014
Both John McCainiac and Sillery Clinton have recently compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. There seems to be a game in Western politics with everyone vying to be the next Churchill, by finding and defeating the next Hitler. Candidates have included everyone from Fidel Castro, to Moamar Khaddafi, and Kim Jong-un. Curiously absent
Monday, July 21st, 2014
The Road to Ruad I first heard the phrase in Phnom Penh during the siege: “The situation is hopeless, but not critical.” As Israel and the Moslem world claw at each other unendingly, I wonder whether the...
Friday, June 27th, 2014
Men are not from Mars. Women might be from Venus or wherever but, except for maybe a few places like France, men are from Earth. Men love Earth. We want to go out into right now. We...
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
I was just sitting there, visiting with a good friend of mine, happy to see her again after a few years had gone by, when out of the blue she suggested that I should be killed. What...
Monday, May 19th, 2014
Many years ago, in upstate New York, there was a lady who was caught in a fierce snow storm that produced conditions called a “whiteout.” That’s when the snow is falling so thick and fast that all...
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
I did it on purpose, and to be quite honest, I don’t really feel bad about it. It would have been perfectly legal too. It happened where highway 580 to the Bay Bridge splits off onto highway...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Known to many as the maker of the sex-enhancing drug Viagra, Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company is planning to renounce its U.S. citizenship. Yes, Pfizer has a new love, and after buying British firm, AstraZeneca, it...
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner, was recorded by his mistress making some crude racist remarks. Since then, Sterling’s racist comments have dominated the news, from talk radio to late-night shows. A few politicians have weighed in,...
Monday, May 5th, 2014
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has rules: The set of rules: 1. Everything that...
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Some years ago I was married to a black woman. Our relationship was just that, our relationship. It was none of anyone else’s business. But I can tell you with some certainty that being part of an...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
While interviewing candidates for a UX designer position, I asked them what their salary expectations were. Both were fresh graduates, from the same school, with the same project work in their portfolios, and with no real world...
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
A little more than 100 years ago, my ancestors left Ukraine for the New World. They were peasants. They belonged to the land, and that land changed owners regularly: sometimes Russian, sometimes Austrian, and sometimes Polish. Regardless...
Monday, April 7th, 2014
One by one, they snuck into Vegas to dance for the godfather’s blessing. Republican hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nomination met with the 8th richest man on the planet to seek his approval. Jeb Bush, Chris Christie,...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
A recent NASA study predicted that civilization would end in the next 20 years if we do not change our ways. The study made the rounds on social media as such sensational predictions are apt to do....
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Some ideas are so silly you have to be a sucker – or a college professor – to believe them. Take the “War on Women.” Democratic Party leaders have recently adopted this slogan as a “proven, persuasive...