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Commentary and opinion on Human Behavior, Society, Current Events, History, Science, Politics, Pandemics, growing older, wishing I were younger, defying the odds, defying authority, the strange mating practices of Liberals, mysterious medical maladies of Conservatives, and anything else that deserves my commentary and opinion… whether you have any interest in my random palaver or not.
I do NOT know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried so don’t even ask.
(Huh? Did I just hear someone out there ask, “Who the hell is Jimmy Hoffa?”)
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Pay Attention To The Trumpian Drums Beating The Insurrectionist’s Cadence In The Distance…
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Today’s Pontificate – If you listen closely to the political, social, economic, and pandemic climate, or rather.. just listen to the ReTrumplicans turning the current political scene into a crazy free-for-all for the GOP… you might hear something nasty brewing for 2022 and/or 2024…. maybe.
Darwin, Free Market Capitalism, Pandemics: How Far The Bailouts? – Part 2 of 2
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Today’s Pontificate – When you look at the above photo… the owner is doing a pandemically-inspired going out of business sale, yet he still needs customers to even do that much. With some businesses just closing up is only part of the problem. The other part is what to do with inventory and furnishings so you don’t have to pay for storage space.
Darwin, Free Market Capitalism, Pandemics: How Far The Bailouts? – Part 1 of 2
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Today’s Pontificate – In a competitive free market world that Darwin quote would read… “IT’S NOT THE LARGEST OF THE BUSINESSES THAT SURVIVE, NOT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL, BUT THE ONES MOST RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE.” The trick is predicting, preparing, anticipating, implementing, and adapting. But a disease? Whodathunk.
Rifles, Rocket Launchers, And Machine Guns: My Stint In High School R.O.T.C.
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Today’s Pontificate – Lock & load! That title above raise an eyebrow? Remember my previous post about guys swimming naked as a phys-ed requirement in the Chicago Public Schools (HERE)? Here’s another culture shock absurdity (by our modern scruples) to dazzle the senses and leave you in wonderment and awe.
The Movement To Bring The Popular Vote Into The Electoral Process
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Today’s Pontificate – There’s a movement to do this, you ask? Rather than trying the impossible and changing the amendment… some states agreed to a kind of ‘end run’ to make the popular vote count… some time in the future.
What Makes Conspiracies So Believable To So Many People?
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Today’s Pontificate – It’s interesting that asking that question at all implies that conspiracies don’t exist. If that’s so, is that not itself a conspiracy? Oh, the paranoia!
My Choice… Either Take R.O.T.C. Or Swim Naked In Gym Class??
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Today’s Pontificate – Oh, you betcha, this is gonna be one of the craziest things you’ve heard of in a long time. But it’s true because I lived it… as did many others from back in the day. Submitted for your approval, a time long, long ago.. and not so far away. That signpost up ahead is your next stop…………
“Living The Good Life”… Just What Does That Mean?
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Today’s Pontificate – For years I have been kinda perplexed with this idea that the goal in life is the pursuit of “living the good life”. Usually it’s attached to some desire for retirement. I am not sure how that is defined, to be quite honest.
What To Expect From Trump In His Final Days, And Beyond
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Today’s Pontificate – Well… expect sheer pandemonium . The wounded animal that is Trump hasn’t even let loose yet. Essentially, expect the unexpected, hold your breath.. and pray.