Flummoxed. Now there’s a word I don’t get to use very often. Stunned, bewildered and dumbfounded are a few more that I don’t often use. But I’m going to use them now. I was in a “conversation” on Facebook the other day. One of the participants said, “We need a
One of the big differences between Conservatives and Liberals is this: Conservatives think they’re right. Liberals believe they’re right. At first glance, that might not seem like there’s a big difference, but there actually is. To get started, let’s look at definitions of the two words (from Dictionary.com): Think:“to employ one’s
According to Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” You’ve probably heard that before. If not, it’s worth thinking about for a bit. Things that we take for granted today would have been considered magic just a few hundred years ago. Flashlights, disposable lighters,
I continue to be baffled why people claim there is no possibility of vote-by-mail fraud. The system is so full of holes that I believe it should be banned. Here’s another reason why. Each state has their own rules on when a mail-in ballot must be delivered in order to
I was riding my bike the other day and I found a wallet on the side of the road. It contained just over a hundred bucks, some credit cards and a driver’s license. I was on the backside of my ride and only a few miles from home, so I
I received a voicemail the other day. The caller left this message: “We spoke about refinancing your home a while back. It wasn’t the right time for you then, but you asked me to check back with you at a later date to see if we could work together.” But
There’s a meme that took off after the Vice Presidential Debate earlier this week. It shows two “quotes”, one from each participant. Pence- “Trump and I trust the American people to make choices for themselves and their families. Harris and Biden want to mandate how you care for yourself“. Harris-
We’ve all seen the media reports of Trump calling the coronavirus a hoax. Except he didn’t. What he did was compare the Democrat’s attempt to impeach him to their criticism of his response to the virus saying, referring to their criticism, “this is their new hoax”. Let me put that
I like to understand how people think. Not necessarily what they think but rather, how they come to their conclusions. Lately, I’ve been working to understand how Liberals think the way they do. A few days ago, I wrote an essay entitled “Willful Ignorance” which described the feedback loop of
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If someone copies or emulates you, then that person is paying you their highest compliment. America is often called a “melting pot” because we assimilate the cultures brought here by immigrants. Assimilating cultures is extremely American. It’s what we do.