Sometimes, timing says more about actions and decisions than the very content of these. Two eyebrow-raising news events surrounding Trump within days of each other, followed on the heels of the recent disclosure of the Robert Mueller report summary in which Trump is exonerated from claims he had colluded with Russia during the 2016 general… Continue reading Beware the Wrath of Trump
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So… how would you grade President Trump so far?
Here we are just over halfway through President Trump’s term. It has been an interesting first two years, to say the least. It’s hard to remember a President who has generated as many polarized opinions among the general public. With that in mind, how would you grade Trump’s performance to date? Let me expand on… Continue reading So… how would you grade President Trump so far?
The Most Extreme of “Extreme Sports”
Look up “extreme sports”, and you’ll find a list of anywhere from 50 to 100 entries. But for the purposes of this article, I’m going to concentrate on some of the most insane, high-profile extreme sports in existence. You’re all encouraged to add sports as you wish, and to vote for the most extreme sport… Continue reading The Most Extreme of “Extreme Sports”
The Gender Issue
Life was so simple before. A person was born either a boy or a girl. As the child grows up, natural attractions toward the opposite sex develop. In some cases the attraction is toward the same sex, thus the term homosexual, or gay, or any number of other terms used to describe them. Life for… Continue reading The Gender Issue
The thrill of the epic upset
Back many years ago, I was newly married and living in Indiana. It was the dead of winter and I was home watching TV. For lack of anything else to watch, I tuned into the Winter Olympics and they were about to start a hockey game between the U.S. and the USSR (still in existence… Continue reading The thrill of the epic upset
PC and the Pendulum Effect
You look up the term “political correctness” in Wikipedia, and you get the following description: “The term political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated PC) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Since the late 1980s, the term has come to refer to avoiding… Continue reading PC and the Pendulum Effect
Covering up Columbus murals
There was recent news about a decision taken by the University of Notre Dame to cover up several murals in the campus Main Building which depict the life and exploration of Christopher Columbus. The long and the short of it is that the university President was responding to what he felt were objections by some… Continue reading Covering up Columbus murals
The Tonight Show from Puerto Rico
I was pleasantly surprised to see The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon come to our island of Puerto Rico. There’s only so much you can fit about Puerto Rico into an hour time slot, but Jimmy hit a couple of the touristy stops on the island and seemed to be genuinely enjoying himself. Watching… Continue reading The Tonight Show from Puerto Rico